London Fog Cupcakes (Inspired by The Tortured Poets Department)

These dazzling London Fog Cupcakes, inspired by The Tortured Poets Department are sweet, fluffy and so good! A moist earl grey cupcake, topped with a whipped cream honey lavender frosting. Lastly, we topped each one off with a drizzle of honey and lavender!

We’ve been making quite a few cupcakes lately, but of course, we had to share this recipe today because Taylor Swift’s brand new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ just dropped today!!! We love how these London Fog Cupcakes turned out. The flavors of earl grey, lavender, and honey are so perfect together and they’re super cute!

Lavender Honey Frosting:

This frosting is a simple twist on our favorite frosting! We added a little less sugar than normal and added lavender honey! It’s pretty subtle, but the lavender honey flavor pairs perfectly with the earl grey flavor from the cupcake and adds a nice flavor!

Ingredients:

Flour + Sugar: These are basic ingredients in cakes! Be sure to use all-purpose flour and white sugar.

Baking Powder + Soda: These are the leavening ingredients for the cupcakes.

Milk: You can use 2% milk, but we recommend using whole milk!

Earl Grey Tea: Three Earl Grey tea bags are steeped into the milk. Then one tea bag is directly added to the cupcake batter.

Butter: This recipe uses melted butter!

Vinegar: This recipe uses just 1 Tbsp. of white vinegar.

Vanilla Extract: Vanilla adds a nice flavor to the cupcakes!

We used honey lavender in the frosting, but you can use just regular honey if that’s all you have on hand! In the earl grey cupcake batter, we add an extra earl grey tea bag directly to the batter for an extra added flavor!

As always, we hope you guys enjoyed this recipe! And if you try it, be sure to comment down below and tag us on our Instagram @corrigansisters -Aubrey and Tara

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London Fog Cupcakes (Inspired by The Tortured Poets Department)


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These dazzling London Fog Cupcakes, inspired by The Tortured Poets Department are sweet, fluffy and so good! A moist earl grey cupcake, topped with a whipped cream honey lavender frosting. Lastly, we topped each one off with a drizzle of honey and lavender!


Ingredients

Units Scale

For London Fog Cupcakes:

1 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup milk

4 earl grey tea bags

1/2 melted butter

1 tsp. white vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

For Lavender Honey Frosting:

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1 Tbsp. lavender honey

1 + 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream


Instructions

1. Heat 1 cup of milk in a saucepan over medium heat until it starts to simmer. Add in 3 earl grey tea bags to the saucepan and let that steep for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and pour it into a measuring cup.

2. The milk may reduce while heating, so if needed, add more milk to make it 1 cup. Set it aside to cool.

3. To a small bowl, add in 1 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup white sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Whisk that until combined.

4. To a large bowl, add in the tea from earlier, 1/2 melted butter, 1 tsp. white vinegar, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Whisk that, then add in the dry ingredients. Whisk that once more until fully combined.

5. Divide the batter into 13 cupcake liners and bake at 350F for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely.

6. To make the frosting, with an electric hand mixer, beat together 4 oz. softened cream cheese, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1 Tbsp. lavender honey.

7. In a separate bowl, whip 1 + 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Now add the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Fold until combined.

8. Pipe the cooled cupcakes and optional top with a drizzle of lavender honey!

9. Enjoy!

  • Prep Time: 5 mins.
  • Cook Time: 13-15 mins.
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cupcake
  • Calories: 250

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