Matcha Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Oct 16

Written By Katrina Tioseco

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Matcha Cupcakes with Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

Heyy guys,

So about a month ago you might’ve seen some stories on my Instagram about the recipe mentioned above. It’s been a few years since I’ve baked anything really… I actually love baking more than cooking but I don’t do it very often because I hate the huge mess that it leaves after haha. I have killer recipe for lemon bars that my family always requests for me to make every year, but it just never happens haha. Just a fair warning that If you’re not a matcha fan, then this post is probably not for you :P

Using the Teangle Matcha powder

So, why bake this time? I received some matcha powder in the mail as a collaboration with Teangle Matcha. I received the "matcha for baking" & the "matcha ginger" flavor. It also came with a small metal spoon for measuring purposes. Disclaimer: these products were gifted to me but I’m not paid in any way for this blog post - I just wanted to share my experience with you guys (:

For this recipe, I used the matcha for baking & it actually turned out amazing. I’ll have the link to the recipe right here as the instructions for the recipe if ever any of you want to try it for yourself (which you should, again, they are MATCHA cupcakes with MATCHA CREAM CHEESE frosting). I used the exact measurements as in the recipe, except I used 3/4 cups of icing sugar because the cream cheese frosting would’ve turned out too sweet. I also didn't have any greek yogurt at home so I substituted it with sour cream.

It was a really easy recipe that yielded exactly the amount it said (12 cupcakes) it would. I do recommend using the “matcha for baking” powder because the cupcakes didn’t end up tasting too bitter - you can for sure taste the matcha in both the cupcake and the frosting, but it’s not the same bitter/fishy taste you get if you were to make yourself a matcha latte. Well, everything is obviously better when you add sugar, right? Hahaha.

The Verdict about Teangle

Would I use the matcha powder again? Definitely! In fact, my sister is even used it to make some matcha custard cake for our family Thanksgiving dinner (which I did not taste, because I'm currently in Europe). I still have yet to try the matcha ginger powder so I’ll let you guys know how that goes on my instagram stories, so be sure to follow me at @katrinatioseco (yup, shameless plug muahaha) for updates!

Let me know if there are any recipes you want me to try out . Really down to doing baking challenges too because they seem so fun, but that would be better documented in video form (coming soon? Perhaaaps)

Anyway, until next post, fam! Xoxo