Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2012

Definitely not bad. I doctored it up like other reviewers with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to help bring out the taste. I also simmered in milk. The consistency "problem" other experienced will be solved if you add only some of the sugar in first, than pour the chai in tablespoons and repeat. Or at least that helped me. Downside-this has a very definite buttery taste. May need to add additional flavoring to bring out more of the chai.

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Callina

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

This was an "OK" recipe in my book. It was very thin, did not hold it's shape when piped from decorating bag with tip. Everyone did enjoy the flavor, but I was disappointed with the texture and consistency. I made it with yellow cupcakes, added french vanilla pudding to cake mix. Decorated with small amount of frosting and topped with a glazed walnut and a dusting of cinnamon. Might try again, depending upon request for these cupcakes again or not.

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Daybreak06

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Yorktown Heights, New York, USA

Living In: Syracuse, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

Loved the flavor. I had to alter the recipe slightly - I only used about 1/3 of the milk and tea liquid because more then that would have made the icing way too liquidy (especially if you want to try and pipe with it). I used Bigelow Vanilla Chai Tea and the flavor of the icing was so yum.

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sugaryinmd

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Fort Washington, Maryland, USA

Living In: Bryans Road, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2011

The only reason I did not give 5 stars was because the flavor was very light. I was expecting more of a Chai flavor. Also when I added the powdered sugar it didn't mix with the whipped butter, so I had to add the liquid right away. However the frosting has a nice flavor that would be good on carrot cake, in place of cream cheese

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DoggieMom74

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2011

It was really good! Everyone in my family enjoyed it! Though I didn't have chai tea in bags, so I put 1 1/2 tbsp in the milk heated it and let it cool then put it in! Thanks for the recipe!!

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Angelfox

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2010

I loved his recipe. I did change a couple of things. I steeped the chai tea bags in simmering milk instead of water, I added some cardomon, cloves, cinnamon,and ginger to get a speckled effect. I also added two tablespoons of powdered meringue to get a stiffer consistency. Yum!

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makakilo

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

The flavor is excellent when using Stash's Premium Chai Spice Black Tea. My only gripe is that my batch turned out a bit runny and has more the consistency of the icing you'd find on cinnamon buns. I added a lot of extra powdered sugar and still couldn't get it to stiffen quite right. I'm tossing it in the fridge to cool down before trying to crumb coat with it. For those wanting a truly yummy chai flavor, might I suggest trying to work with the powdered chai mix from Tasteful Simply? It's called Oh My! Chai, and has been my absolute favorite chai of all of the various brands I've tasted. The fact that it is a powdered mix instead of tea bags might work to the advantage of stiffening the mix a bit too. I would have used it today, but alas, I am out. - I am willing to give this recipe another try.

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Cassandra

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Troy, Michigan, USA

Living In: Comstock Park, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

so amazing!! had this as one of the cupcake frostings at my wedding!

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frogrhi

Reviewed: May 6, 2009

I liked the flavor of this a lot. It was a little too runny without adding more powdered sugar, which hid the chai flavor. A great solution when you don't have all the right chai spices on hand!

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MessMakerBaker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

As an icing this is really good, it's a bit soft for a true buttercream. I added one extra tea bag to my 1/4 c water and I could just taste the tea. I might even suggest using 4 tea bags if you want a noticeable chai flavor. I used this to fill and crumb coat my birthday cake, then I covered it with the rolled buttercream fondant. Very good!

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