Earl Grey & Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• 3 Earl Grey tea bags (or 1 Tbsp loose leaf)
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup vanilla sugar
• 2 large eggs
• Optional: ½ tsp finely ground Earl Grey leaves (for extra flavor)
• 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
• 2–3 Tbsp heavy cream or milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or a dash of vanilla sugar
• Optional: lemon zest or dried edible flowers for garnish