Chai Coconut Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 chai tea teabags
• 1 12 cups butter
• softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 ripe bananas
• 3 cups cake flour
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 23 chopped coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a small saucepan combine 1 cup milk and 3 chai tea bags.
3. Let sit over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
4. Cream 2 sticks butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
5. Add eggs and continue to beat 3-4 minutes on medium speed.
6. Mix in mashed bananas.
7. Add sifted cake flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon and mix until blended.
8. Stir in vanilla and 2/3 cup chai infused milk.
9. Pour cupcake batter into cupcake pans.
10. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
11. To prepare frosting, cream 1 stick butter.
12. Add 5 cups powered sugar (1 cup at a time).
13. Slowly add in 1/3-1/2 cup chai milk.
14. Beat until smooth.
15. Stir in chopped coconut.
16. Allow cupcakes to fully cool before topping with frosting.
17. Makes 24 cupcakes.