green tea cupcakes & whipped cream

A friend of mine suggested I make matcha cupcakes, so I’m celebrating the start of the weekend by whipping up a batch! I used the recipe from here.

Green Tea Cupcakes with Whipped Cream from wildwildwhisk.com:

Cupcake ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp Matcha powder (I actually used TJ’s green tea latte powder)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Whipped cream ingredients:

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp Matcha powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Prep cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
2. Mix dry ingredients for cupcake in a bowl and set aside.
3. Gently whisk wet ingredients by hand in a larger bowl.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, whisking to make sure there are no lumps.
5. Fill the cupcake liners and bake for 17-25 minutes, or until the centers are firm.
6. While those are baking, make the whipped cream by adding all ingredients to a standing mixer bowl and whisking on a medium-high setting until firm peaks form.
7. Cool cupcakes in the freezer until cold to touch, then ice and enjoy!