Description
These Lavender Honey Cupcakes are soft, fragrant, and delicately sweet. Infused with floral lavender and natural honey, they’re perfect for an elegant dessert or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Honey Buttercream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp honey
- 1–2 tbsp milk (as needed)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions
- Infuse milk: Heat milk with lavender until just warm, then steep 10–15 minutes. Strain and cool.
- Preheat oven: Set to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan.
- Mix dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter & sugars: Beat butter, sugar, and honey until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Combine: Alternate adding dry ingredients and lavender milk until smooth.
- Bake: Fill liners and bake 18–22 minutes until set.
- Make frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, honey, milk, and vanilla until creamy.
- Frost & serve: Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
Notes
Use culinary-grade lavender to avoid bitterness. Garnish with a drizzle of honey or a few lavender buds for a beautiful finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: lavender honey cupcakes, floral cupcakes, elegant desserts, tea party cupcakes
