Or maybe I should say, tea IN cupcakes.
First: TEA. I heard about DavidsTea from a blog I read and Dave stumbled upon one of their shops in Manhattan and picked me up some stocking stuffers. One whiff and I was sold. I LOVE tea. I really, really love tea. But THIS tea? This tea is SO jam packed with crazy flavor. And not crazy flavor from syrups…crazy flavor from walnut bits and dried bananas and peppercorns and bits of chocolate and…well, you get the idea. SO good. So, I drank through my stocking stuffers and ordered some online.
Second: CUPCAKES. We celebrated a friend’s birthday this week and I decided to make some cupcakes for the occasion. I sorted through some recipes online and found a recipe for Chocolate Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream Frosting. And this, my friends, is the happy intersection of tea and cupcakes. For the frosting you brew a small amount of concentrated chai. Then that is added to the powdered sugar and butter and milk. But…the chai I ordered from DavidsTea has bits of chocolate and bits of chili peppers in it. And so the frosting had this chili pepper kick. Which I thought was pretty rad.
They look harmless, don’t they? ;)
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I’ve been thinking about that chili chai tea since you mentioned it yesterday. Did I tell you I gave up coffee? Turns out it was a heavy contributor to Dragon Mommy. Bummer. So I’m thinking of experimenting with tea and even though I don’t like froofy coffee at all, these teas sound right up my alley. How much is 50g? Like, how many cups does that make?
Hey Q! No! you didn’t tell me that you gave up coffee! That’s wild! You are such a coffee lover!
I just measured out one of the 50g bags and it would make about 10 pots…and if you figure about 3 cups per pot…bring you to about 30? Though I think I use my leaves more efficiently by making pots…rather than a cup at a time. ANYWAY….DavidsTea is not an inexpensive option. But a delicious one! I used to go to cookscorner.net….that is less expensive…but more syrup-based flavors, I think. But they are in New Jersey! You’d be supporting local businesses! Check them out to in your research and let me know what you decide!
chai and chocolate bits and chili peppers all along with already amazing buttercream frosting?? so dangerous. who needs the actual cupcake, right?
The cupcake is essential! It acts as the spoon! :)
We are going to have to adopt you as an honarary Brit if you love tea so much!
Will email you an old family recipe for tea loaf later. Think you will like it!
Thanks Deb!
Avery says that Aunt Bob is good at making cupcakes. =)
PS. I love you Aunt Bob!