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The Cake

  • 60g self-raising flour
  • 40g butter
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tea bags
  • 50ml boiling water

The Icing

  • 60g self-raising flour
  • 40g butter
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tea bags
  • 50ml boiling water
  • 100g icing sugar
  • 50g butter softened
  • 2 tea bags
  • 25ml boiling water
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    Method

    • step 1

      Preheat the oven to 180(there is no degrees symbol) C
    • step 2

      Fill a mini cupcake tray with 12 mini cupcake cases.
    • step 3

      Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    • step 4

      Crack the egg into the bowl and add the flour, mix until combined.
    • step 5

      Pour the water into a bowl over the tea bags.
    • step 6

      Squeeze the teabags to extract the flavour. (Some may prefer to do it with their hands)
    • step 7

      Pour this into the mixture and stir. If your mixture is too runny, add more flour.
    • step 8

      Spoon into the cases until ¾ full.
    • step 9

      Bake for 12 mins.
    • step 10

      Leave to cool.
    • step 11

      For the icing, put the butter in the bowl, start mixing, and gradually add the icing sugar.
    • step 12

      Cream them together until combined.
    • step 13

      Squeeze thee teabags to extract the flavour.
    • step 14

      Mix in the tea extract.
    • step 15

      Ice the cakes, and then eat.
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