Simple Delicious Nutella Cupcake Recipe w. Nutella Frosting

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Nutella Cupcake Recipe with Nutella Frosting

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Nutella Cupcake Recipe

Chocolate cake
1 C water
½ C Cocoa Powder
1 ¼ C flour
2 tea Baking powder
¼ tea salt
½ C unsalted butter ( room temp )
1 C sugar
2 eggs
2 tea vanilla

FROSTING
½ C unsalted butter ( room temp )
4 Powdered sugar
¾ C Nutella
3 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

-Using a saucepan, boil the water and then add the cocoa powder stirring quickly, remove from heat. Pour into a med. Sized bowl and let cool for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
-Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, place to the side.
-Using a large bowl mix the butter and sugar until well mixed, add 1 egg at a time.
-Add the vanilla and mix again
-Slowly add the flour mix and mix until well combined
-Begin to slowly add the chocolate stirring as your pour. Stir lightly for 1 minute.
-Fill each cupcake liner only ¾ of the ways full
-Bake for 18-20 minutes
-Insert a toothpick in the middle of the cupcake if it comes out clean it is done
-Let cool for 30 minutes before icing

FROSTING
-Place bowl of an electric mixer in the freezer for 10 minutes prior.
-Add the confectioners' sugar, Nutella, butter, vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer.
-Using a paddle attachment, mix on medium speed.
-Add the heavy cream and beat on high speed for about 1 minute.

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Nutella Cupcake Recipe

Print Rate

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 24

Calories: 191kcal

Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cupcakes
• 1 C Water
• ½ C Cocoa Powder
• 1 ¼ C All Purpose Flour
• 2 teas Baking Powder
• ¼ teas Salt
• ½ C Unsalted Butter room temp
• 1 C White Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 teas Vanilla Extract

FROSTING

• ½ C Unsalted Butter room temp
• 4 Confectioners Powdered Sugar
• ¾ C nutella
• 3 Tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

• Using a sauce pan, high heat boil the water and then add the cocoa powder stirring quickly remove from heat. Pour into a med. sized bowl and let cool for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl place to the the side
• Using a large bowl mix the butter and sugar until well mixed, add 1 egg at a time.
• Add the vanilla and mix again
• Slowly add the flour mix and mix until well combined
• Begin to slowly add the chocolate stirring as your pour. Stir lightly for 1 minute.
• Fill each cupcake liner only ¾ of the ways full
• Bake for 18-20 minutes
• Insert a toothpick in the middle of the cupcake if it comes out clean it is done
• Let cool for 30 minutes before icing
• FROSTING
• Place bowl of an electric mixer in the freezer for 10 minutes prior.
• Add the confectioners’ sugar, Nutella, butter, vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer.
• Using a paddle attachment, mix on medium speed.
• Add the heavy cream and beat on high speed for about 1 minute.

Hand Mixer

Muffin Pan

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Nutella Cupcake Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 191 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 8g50%

Cholesterol 37mg12%

Sodium 36mg2%

Potassium 111mg3%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 284IU6%

Calcium 33mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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