Green Tea Almond Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 teaspoons matcha green tea powder
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup almond milk (you could use soy, rice, or coconut)
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup refined coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• sliced almonds (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cakes:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees. line and grease a 12-cup cupcake pan, you may need another pan for additional batter.
• 3 whisk together flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, green tea powder, and sugar in large bowl.
• 4 combine oil, milk, vanilla, almond extract, and vinegar in a separate bowl.
• 5 add the wet mixture to dry and mix using a whisk. don't mix until completely smooth. lumps are good.
• 6 fill the cups 3/4 full and bake for about 15 minutes until edges just barely begin to brown. cool.
• 7 frosting:.
• 8 using a mixer, beat the coconut oil, vanilla, and almond extracts until combined.
• 9 add the powdered sugar one cup at a time. the mixture will be crumbly.
• 10 add water little by little until you reach the desired frosting consistency. you may not need to use all the water.
• 11 frost the cakes and decorate. for large cupcakes i made an almond flower and for the small ones i used two slices oriented vertically to like almost like two leaves.
• 12 try not to eat all at once!