butterfly pea flower

These bright and vibrant blue cupcakes are perfect for spring, and, they get their beautiful color naturally, by using butterfly pea flower.

Naturally Blue Cupcakes, With Butterfly Pea Flower

238 g all-purpose flour, 1 3/4 cup

4.5 g salt, 3/4 tsp

g baking soda,1/2 tsp

g baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp

120 g vegetable oil, 1/2 cup

sugar

eggs, beaten

g sourdough surplus,

g vanilla extract 2tsp

g lemon juice, fresh 2 tsp (optional, to adjust the blue of the pea flower to a richer color)

227 g room temperature butter,

400 g icing sugar,

g cream 18%,

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.  If not using liners spray pan with oil.

In one bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  Set aside.

Crack room temp eggs in separate small bowl set aside.

In a large bowl with whisk, or in standard mixer with whisk attachment combine sugar, oil, buttermilk, sourdough surplus, mix for 1 minute until well combined.  Add eggs and vanilla continue to mix for an additional minute.

Pour in pea flower, mix until batter is smooth and even color.

Add flour mixture and continue to blend for about a minute.

For the last step you will be mixing with a spoon to insure you are not over beating the batter.

Add lemon juice and stir well with spoon.  You should notice the color of the batter changing from a green/blue, to deeper richer blue.  Blend with spoon until color is even and lemon juice is dispersed.

Pour batter into cupcake pan and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.

With standard, or hand held mixer, using whisk or paddle attachment whip room temperature salted butter on medium high for 2-3 minutes, or until it is smooth and creamy.

Add the icing sugar, I like a 1:2 ratio of butter to icing sugar, but I have seen as much as a 1:4 ratio in some recipes, and as low as 1:1.  A ratio of 1:1 is the richest and has the most butter flavor, and a ratio of 1:4 is the sweetest, and will crust the most after piping. Important: when you begin mixing again, start with the blender on LOW, and slowly increase the speed as the sugar is incorporated.  Once sugar is incorporated mix on high for 3-4 minutes, adding vanilla, followed by the cream.  Start with 2 tablespoons of cream, if you want a thinner icing then just add more cream.  For decorating these cupcakes, I like to use between 2-3 tablespoons cream.

Continue to whip for another 2-4 minutes, until your buttercream is light and fluffy.

Scoop buttercream into piping bag and decorate, fully cooled, cupcakes.  I love this straightforward tutorial on piping techniques by Lindsay at Life, Love and Sugar.

Buttercream Icing

This Butterfly Pea Flower Cocktail combines color changing magic blue tea with mojito inspired ingredients like fresh mint, lime and rum.

Color Changing Butterfly Pea Flower Cocktail

butterfly pea flowers (or 4 butterfly pea tea bags)

mint leaves (or 2 spearmint tea bags)

water

sweet butterfly pea tea (chilled)

white rum

lime juice

lime wheels (optional, to garnish)

mint (optional, to garnish)

Steep

Bring water to boil. Meanwhile, place mint leaves and butterfly pea flowers in large bowl with sugar. When boiling remove water from heat and pour over the tea mixture in the bowl. Steep butterfly pea tea for 5 minutes. 

Strain

Meanwhile place ice in a large pitcher and after the tea is done steeping, strain the sweet blue tea concentrate over the ice to cool quickly. Store refrigerated until ready to use.

Pour

When ready to serve pour sweet blue butterfly pea tea over ice in tall glass, leaving about an inch of room on the top.

Then add a float of lime juice to the top of the glass without stirring the lime juice into the spiked tea.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wheels and/or fresh mint as desired and serve with a long spoon or a straw.

Stir

Stir to combine before enjoying to watch the colors change.

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This Magic Color-Changing Mojito Tea Mocktail is made by combining naturally bright blue herbal tea and homemade limeade. A modern take on a traditional Arnold Palmer that’s as easy as squeezing limes and steeping tea. But the end result is out of this world!

Magic Color-Changing Mojito

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