GF Vanilla Cupcakes with Matcha Frosting

You know those tastes or smells that transport you somewhere??
Magical.
This matcha frosting / buttercream transports me straight back to Japan and drinking an iced matcha latte.
Heaven!

If you are a matcha lover, you haaaave to try these!
Paired with a light fluffy gluten free vanilla muffin,
you’re going to love this.

 
Vanilla Cupcakes with Matcha Frosting
 

Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 cups Almond Meal
½ cup Tapioca Flour
1/3 cup Sugar (I used rapadura)
1 tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Bicarb Soda
¼ tsp Salt
2 Free-Range Eggs
1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/3 cup Unsweetened Plant Based Milk (I used coconut)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Matcha Frosting
1 cup Grass-Fed Butter, softened
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup Powdered Sugar (I used rapadura)
1 tbsp Unsweetened Plant Based Milk (I used coconut)
2 tsp Matcha Powder

 
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream
 

Method

1.     Preheat oven 180 degrees.

2.     Combine almond meal, tapioca flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarb and salt in a bowl.

3.     In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, oil, milk and vanilla.

4.     Whisk wet ingredients & baking powder in a bowl until combined.

5.     Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir to combine.

6.     Divide mixture into a greased muffin tin. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

7.     Beat butter, vanilla, sugar, milk and matcha until combined and fluffy. Use a piping bag or a knife and frost muffins with icing.  

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