Chai Buttercream Frosting Recipe
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Chai Buttercream Frosting

By: Perversia 
"I made this buttercream to decorate vanilla cupcakes. It has a spicy kick but is still sweet."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 2 chai tea bags
  • 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened
  • 8 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup cold milk

Directions

  1. Prepare a very strong tea by steeping the tea bag in boiling water for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cream the butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, and continue creaming until well blended.
  3. Pour tea into cold milk; beat milk into frosting until incorporated. Continue beating frosting until fluffy.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 466 | Total Fat: 15.6g | Cholesterol: 41mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2009 by Cassandra   view full review
The flavor is excellent when using Stash's Premium Chai Spice Black Tea. My only gripe is that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2007 by ibabaker   view full review
This buttercream is wonderful!! Especially on chocolate cake. Only one thing I had to change,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2010 by makakilo   view full review
I loved his recipe. I did change a couple of things. I steeped the chai tea bags in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by Rika   view full review
This was nice for a frosting. The chai was subtle enough that it wasn't overwhelming but i...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2008 by ihavethesedreams   view full review
Great frosting recipe when it comes to the consistency. I've tried two other recipes on here...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by Angelfox   view full review
It was really good! Everyone in my family enjoyed it! Though I didn't have chai tea in bags,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2009 by frogrhi   view full review
so amazing!! had this as one of the cupcake frostings at my wedding!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2009 by MessMakerBaker   view full review
I liked the flavor of this a lot. It was a little too runny without adding more powdered...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by KitchenWitch   view full review
As an icing this is really good, it's a bit soft for a true buttercream. I added one extra tea...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2009 by beautyinsimplicity   view full review
Didn't have much of a true Chai taste to it. I added ground cinnamon and settled on it as a...

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