Nutella cupcakes – moist, tender, sweet cupcakes with lots of Nutella flavor topped with a smooth, creamy Nutella frosting
Today is National Nutella Day and there was no way I could have missed this opportunity of sharing another Nutella treat with you.
Nutella infused cupcakes with Nutella frosting! Prepare yourself for a truly irresistible Nutella deliciousness.
Who am I kidding, I’m pretty sure almost all of you like Nutella and even if you admit it or not, at least one time you ate it straight from the jar (OK, I did it multiple times, I admit). It’s a pantry sample, just like peanut butter, chocolate and sprinkles. Who can live without them?
I have to say I was tempted to add some sprinkles on top on the frosting, but, you see, I’m a little clumsy and after making the Nutella Truffles somehow I managed to drop the bowl from the counter and there were a gazillion of sprinkles on the floor. I’m pretty sure I’ll still find some in a month. They hide everywhere.
With or without sprinkles these are a must make cupcakes for every Nutella fan.
These Nutella cupcakes are moist and tender, sweet and with lots of Nutella flavor. I used a whole Nutella jar to get this recipe right. I wanted a cupcakes that wasn’t heavy or crumbly, or sunken after baking. I wanted a moist cupcakes with a Nutella taste. And I finally got it right. Add to that a creamy Nutella frosting and you’ve made yourself a delicious cupcake, so rich you’ll need a glass a cold milk with it.
Just a friendly advice, do not, and I repeat do not make the frosting ahead or you’ll find yourself left with some bare cupcakes. It’s smooth, creamy, sweet and taste like Nutella. One of my friends said it’s the best frosting she ever had.
Yields 17 cupcakes
Nutella flavored cupcakes topped with a creamy rich Nutella frosting
10 minPrep Time
20 minCook Time
1 hrTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1/3 cup soft butter
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp chocolate extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 8 oz soft cream cheese
- 1 1/3 cups Nutella
- 2 cups powder sugar
- ~ 1 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Nutella Cupcakes
- Heat the oven to 350F. Line 17 cupcake cups with paper liners and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl cream the butter, Nutella and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and chocolate extract and stir until combined.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with the milk to the creamed butter mixture.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcakes cups and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes in the pan and completely on a wire rack.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting.
- In a mixing bowl cream the Nutella and cream cheese. Slowly add the powder sugar, 1/2 cup at a time mixing well after each addition. When all the sugar is added increase the speed to medium to high and mix for 1 minutes. Add enough heavy cream to make it smooth and easy to pipe.
- Immediately frost the cupcakes.
- Store the cupcakes in an air-tight container in the fridge for a couple of days.
- Enjoy!
Sending love your way,
Roxana
Chocolate party is a monthly event hosted by me together with some wonderful bloggers. Each month we pick an ingredient and pair it with chocolate. We blog about it by the end of the month.
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1.) Blog about your chocolate treat. Your recipe must include the two ingredients we choose. It can be a simple no bake treat or a sophisticated layer cake, the complexity level of the recipe is totally up to you.
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