User:Fariha:)/Recipes!yummy!!/Indian Chai Tea Cupcakes



Ingredients

4 oz--110gm--1/2cup caster sugar

4 oz--110gm--1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine

4 oz--110gm--1 cup plain flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

2 eggs

1 tablespoon of milk

E1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon of fennel seeds

Method

Variations could use the other suggested spices above cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, star anise,pepper corn, cloves, nutmeg, chocolate,cocoa,vanilla, liquorice and rose. Fresh rose petals would be a beautiful garnish
 * 1) Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with a mixer or wooden spoon
 * 2) Add the eggs one at a time and beat each one well.
 * 3) Add the milk and mix.
 * 4) Add the flour, baking powder and spice powders and fennel seeds (sieve together into the bowl with the other ingredients) and mix gently together.
 * 5) Divide into cup cases and fill 2/3 s full.
 * 6) Large cupcakes cook at for 15 to 20 minutes, small cupcakes for 12 to 15 minutes, both at gas 5, 375F or 190C in the middle of an oven.
 * 7) Remove and cool
 * 8) I garnished with butter cream which had more ground spice added, I chose clove. I dusted the cupcakes with ground cinnamon. I added a few fennel seeds and 2 whole cloves. They were a good blend of spices.

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