Green Tea Matcha Cupcake Recipe with Matcha Frosting
"A Matcha cupcake recipe was on our list during our last big baking day. On our quest to make several Matcha recipes, I think we were most excited about the cupcakes. We used this vanilla cupcake recipe as our inspiration. Shelley brought real vanilla beans for a few of our recipes. This was my first time seeing how to remove the seeds from a vanilla bean. I must say, it's pretty awesome. Not only is it weirdly satisfying to watch the beans get scraped out of their shell, but it fills the room with the most fabulous vanilla scent."
NotesPlease keep in mind that Matcha green tea powder contains caffeine. Consider this when serving the cupcakes to children or anyone sensitive to caffeine.
Preparation Time20 min
Cooking Time14 min
Cooking Vessel Sizecupcake pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup oil
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Scrape the vanilla bean to get the seeds out and add to a small bowl.
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Add sugar to the vanilla bean seeds and stir. Press the back of a spoon against the beans to break them up a bit.
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In another bowl, mix together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and Matcha powder
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Add the sugar and vanilla bean mixture and combine well.
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Add in the rest of the ingredients in the order they are listed above. Mix on medium speed.