Blackberry Cupcakes With Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup blackberry, coulis
• 3 ounces blackberries
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 cup water
• mint leaf, for garnish
• fresh blackberries, for garnish
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temp
• 1/4 cup butter, room temp
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons green tea powder

Recipe

• 1 to make blackberry coulis, combine blackberries, sugar, vanilla, and water in a medium pot. bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes. let cool and puree. strain to remove seeds.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees. line cupcake tin with paper liners.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt. set aside.
• 4 with electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time.
• 5 in another bowl, whisk milk, vanilla, and blackberry coulis. add 1/2 of the dry ingredients into butter mix. pour in milk/coulis mix. mix in remaining dry ingredients.
• 6 pour into liners and bake 12-15 minutes.
• 7 for frosting:.
• 8 combine cream cheese and butter in bowl of electric mixer, beat until smooth. add powdered sugar, vanilla, and matcha. add more powdered sugar if needed. beat on high until fluffy.
• 9 garnish with mint leaves and fresh blackberries.