Bollywood Baby Spice Cupcakes With Cinnamon Fudge Frosting

• 12 cup milk
• 6 black tea bags
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean, 5-inch piece
• 3 eggs
• 12 cup oil
• 12 cup brown sugar
• 12 cup white sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 2 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 12 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 12 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (yes...trust me )
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 teaspoon fennel or 1 teaspoon star anise
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 ounces chocolate (55% OR HIGHER)
• 34 cup pure unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 12 cup milk (MORE OR LESS)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1. .HEAT MILK WITH TEABAGS UNTIL STARTS TO BOIL--SET ASIDE AND STEEP FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES-1 HOUR(If you have vanilla beans on hand, you could use a 5" one, split and scraped and put in the milk--then omit the extract below).
2. LINE 24 MUFFIN CUPS WITH LINERS.
3. COMBINE ALL THE DRY INGREDIENTS IN A BOWL-WHISK.
4. COMBINE MILK, OIL, VANILLA IN A BOWL--WHISK.
5. CREAM BUTTER AND SUGARS UNTIL FLUFFY, 2-3 MINUTES.
6. ADD EGGS ONE AT A TIME-SCRAPE DOWN YOUR BOWL.
7. REDUCE SPEED, AND ALTERNATELY ADD FLOUR AND MILK MIXTURES--BEATING AND SCRAPING BETWEEN ADDITIONS.
8. DON'T OVERBEAT--.
9. FILL CUPS 2/3 FULL.
10. BAKE 15-20 MINUTES.
11. REMOVE FROM PANS AND COOL COMPLETELY.
12. FROSTING:.
13. MELT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE OVER LOW HEAT, STIRRING.
14. ADD COCOA POWDER.
15. AND CINNAMON.
16. PLACE MIXTURE IN MIXER AND BEAT--THEN ADD CONFECTIONERS SUGAR AND MILK ALTERNATINGLY.
17. BEAT UNTIL FLUFFY.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bollywood-baby-spice-cupcakes-with-cinnamon-fudge-frosting-321999 (may not work)