Raspberry Iced Tea Cupcakes
"This is a recipe I submitted in a cupcake contest our local chocolate boutique was hosting. Despite warnings that I should stick with something including chocolate, I went with my instinct and won first prize! These cupcakes taste very similar to a popular, commercially available raspberry tea."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pudding | not in our table | 0 |
| Tea | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- 2 egg whites
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 drops oil-based creme de menthe candy flavoring
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened instant tea powder
- 4 teaspoons unsweetened instant tea powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream