Green Tea and Grapefruit Cupcakes

Name: Green Tea and Grapefruit Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: Zest of 1 Grapefruit; 1–3 Tablespoons Grapefruit Juice; ½ Cup Water; ¼ Teaspoon Salt; 2 Teaspoons Matcha Powder; 1 Cup Plain Non-Dairy Milk; 3 Cup Confectioner’s Sugar; 1 Cup Granulated Sugar, Divided; 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 Cup Vegetable Shortening; 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour; ¼ Cup Canola Oil; 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder; ¼ Teaspoon Ground Ginger; 1 Grapefruit; 6 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar; ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

Preparation info

Makes
12
cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegan Desserts

By Hannah Kaminsky

Published 2015

About

Sharing the same sort of bright, intense, almost-bitter characteristics, green tea and grapefruit have synergistic properties that are seldom utilized. Definitely a more sophisticated balance of flavors, these cupcakes are for mature, adventurous palates.

Ingredients

Candied Peels

1 Grapefruit
1 Cup Granulated Sugar, Divided
½ Cup

Cake
Dessert
Vegan
Winter

Method

First candy the grapefruit peel. Use a paring knife to remove all of the peel and pith from the grapefruit. Slice the peel into smaller strips, and then toss them all into a pot of hot water. Bring this to a boil, and then drain. Fill the pot back up with fresh water, and repeat this process two more times. Be sure to completely drain out the bitter water each time. Now add in