Earl Grey Cupcake with Blackberry Curd | Unmade Recipes | Umami

Ingredients

• 5 earl grey tea bags
• 240 ml whole milk
• 110 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 220 g sugar
• 1 large egg (whisked)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 225 g plain flour (all-purpose)
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp fine salt
• 250 g frozen blackberries
• 120 ml water
• 1 lemon (zest)
• 30 ml lemon (juice)
• 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks (whisked together)
• 120 g caster sugar (superfine)
• 30 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 tbsp cornflour (corn starch)
• 55 g unsalted butter (room temperature1/4 cup)
• 225 g cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 480 g powdered icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar) (sifted)
• Mint leaves (to decorate, optional)
• Blackberries (to decorate, optional)