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    Home » Cake » Cupcakes » Nutella Cupcakes

    Nutella Cupcakes

    by Lainey · Posted: Dec 3, 2014 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    freshly baked Nutella cupcakes

    These Nutella Cupcakes are to die for, it’s quick and easy and very delicious!

    What is your favorite nutella recipe?!

    Let me know in the comments!

    nutella cupcakes for valentine's day

    Tips and Tricks for Making This Nutella Cupcakes Recipe: 

    • When checking if the Nutella cupcakes are baked to perfection, do the ever-reliable toothpick test! Just stick in a toothpick and if it comes out of the cupcake clean – meaning, without liquidy chocolate sticking to it, then the cupcake is perfectly done!
    • Sift, sift, sift! Sift all the dry ingredients especially the cocoa powder. Cocoa powder tends to clump when kept for some time so it’s always best to sift them carefully before mixing them with the other ingredients.
    • If you want an extra added flavor to your Nutella cupcakes, you can mix in some chocolate hazelnut spread.
    • In mixing this cupcake batter, you can use a stand mixer to make the mixing process quicker.
    • Are you a Nutella fanatic? Well, frosting the cupcakes with Nutella instead of ganache would be a delicious idea!

    How to Make this Nutella Cupcakes Recipe:

    Before starting off with the mixing process, make sure to preheat oven to 350F and line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

    Let’s begin!

    In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter:

    mixing sugar and butter for Nutella cupcake recipe

    Add eggs and then mix:

    adding in large eggs to the sugar and butter mixture for Nutella cupcakes recipe

    The sugar and egg mixture should look like this:

    egg, sugar and butter mixed in a clear bowl for Nutella cupcake recipe

    Add the nutella and mix. The mixture should be smooth and should look like melted chocolate:

    egg, sugar, eggs and nutella mixed for Nutella cupcake recipe

    In a medium-size bowl, whisk together self-rising flour and unsweetened cocoa powder:

    cocoa powder and self-rising flour mixed in a clear bowl for nutella cupcake recipe

    Gradually add the dry ingredients switching off with the milk until everything is well combined:

    adding milk to the Nutella cupcake batter

    Place the batter into the cupcake liners and bake for 15-20 minutes:

    nutella cupcake batter in cupcake liners ready to be baked

    Do the toothpick test! If the toothpick comes out clean, then your Nutella cupcakes are baked perfectly!

    doing the toothpick test with the nutella cupcake

    Now, it’s time to do the ganache!

    Place the chocolate chips in a bowl and pour in some warm heavy whipping cream:

    pouring in some warm heavy whipping cream to the chocolate chips

    I suggest that you stir it immediately in order to melt the chocolate chips:

    mixing the heavy whipping cream and chocolate chips

    The result should be silky smooth chocolate ganache! Yum! This is in itself a dessert for me, lol! Set this aside as you will use it later to top the Nutella cupcakes.

    silky smooth ganache for nutella cupcakes frosting

    Because I was baking these for Valentine’s day, I decided to melt some candy melts and shaped them into hearts:

    candy melts formed into hearts

    Here you go! It’s as simple as that! A very pretty Valentine’s Day dessert or even for ordinary days when you feel like having a dessert made from scratch! Aren’t they pretty?!?

    Valentine's day Nutella cupcakes decorated with candy melts
    Nutella Cupcakes step by step
     

    Frequently Asked Questions for the Nutella Cupcakes Recipe:

    Q: Can I make this recipe into a cake instead of cupcakes?

    A: Sure, you can! Just use a cake pan instead of the individual cupcake liners.

    Q: Why do I need to use unsalted butter for this recipe?

    A: Basically, all recipes for cakes and cupcakes usually use unsalted butter. This will allow you to add salt if needed in the recipe and not make the end product too salty.

    Q: Should the butter in this recipe be kept in room temperature before mixing it in?

    A: Yes. By doing so, it will be much easier to mash and mix it with the other ingredients.

    freshly baked Nutella cupcakes
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    5 from 2 votes

    Nutella Cupcakes

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup softened butter
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup Nutella
    • ½ cup milk
    • 2 cups self rising flour
    • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350F, prepare cupcake pans.
    • In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs and then mix. Add nutella and mix.
    • In a medium size bowl whisk together self rising flour and unsweetened cocoa powder. Gradually add the dry ingredients switching off with the milk until everything is well combined.
    • Bake for 15-20 minutes.
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    Comments

    1. Jennylyn cascante says

      February 21, 2015 at 1:49 pm

      Can i cook this in cupcake maker? I dont have oven . Thanks

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        February 24, 2015 at 8:59 pm

        I haven’t tried it, however it might work. Just keep an eye on it. 🙂

        Reply
    2. michelle says

      February 26, 2015 at 1:37 am

      Hello… if I use all purpose flour, do I have to add in baking powder and baking soda ?

      Reply
    3. Sonal says

      February 27, 2015 at 3:20 am

      if using all purpose flour
      How much baking powder and how much baking soda
      Pls do help
      Thank you

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 09, 2015 at 6:53 pm

        Hi Sonal, if using all purpose flour add 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 salt. 🙂

        Reply
    4. rachel says

      March 11, 2015 at 8:33 am

      Is there anything you can use instead of cocoa powder?? Couldnt find any anywhere..left myself with no money to buy any and was wanting to make them for mothers day…

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 12, 2015 at 1:02 pm

        Hi Rachel, unfortunately cocoa powder is vital for this recipe. 🙁 However I have a vanilla cupcake recipe you can use. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Mandy says

      March 13, 2015 at 6:55 am

      Hi! How many cupcakes does this recipe make?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 17, 2015 at 10:54 am

        Hi Mandy it makes 12 cupcakes. 🙂

        Reply
    6. bamba says

      March 14, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Hi can i use just an ordinary flour all purpose flour? Am i going to add yeast? Since im not gonna be using self rising flour?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 17, 2015 at 10:59 am

        No yeast, just add 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt. 🙂

        Reply
    7. Wai chan says

      March 23, 2015 at 10:16 am

      I’ve made your nutella cupcakes and they turned out great!! My friends all love it!! Thank you! It’s so easy to make and most importantly they taste awesome!

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 30, 2015 at 2:16 pm

        YAY! Thank you so much for sharing, I LOVE it when you do and if you have any pictures I would love to see it! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Vilte says

      March 29, 2015 at 3:41 am

      Hello.Can try to do cupcakes without cocoa powder?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        March 30, 2015 at 2:16 pm

        For this recipe, you need to add the cocoa powder. 😉

        Reply
    9. nadira says

      April 15, 2015 at 5:51 am

      How many cupcakes this recipe makes?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        April 15, 2015 at 8:22 pm

        It makes 12 cupcakes. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Maliha Hoque says

      April 17, 2015 at 10:59 pm

      Hey! I wanted to make these cupcakes for a party I am having tomorrow, so I was thinking instead of butter can we add like condensed butter but like a lesser amount since it is condensed?

      Reply
    11. Maliha Hoque says

      April 17, 2015 at 11:06 pm

      I also had another question in mind, how did you make those signs with the chocolate? Did you put the chocolate into a piping bag then, drew and wrote whatever you had to on wax paper then freeze for a couple of hours or few minutes or until the cupcakes were done, then peeled it off of the wax paper?
      Please reply as soon as possible!
      ~Thank You!

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        June 10, 2015 at 1:25 pm

        Hi Maliha, yes I did exactly that. 🙂 xx

        Reply
    12. Thooba says

      September 12, 2015 at 6:52 am

      Hi
      Can I use bread flour?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        April 30, 2019 at 6:41 pm

        Hi Thooba! I think that would be possible. It may just differ in the texture of the cupcake but won’t affect the taste at all! Let me know how it goes!

        Reply
    13. Prakash says

      July 08, 2018 at 12:30 am

      Hi Lainey, can we use food colouring

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        April 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

        Hey Parkash! Where do you want to add the food coloring? Thanks for dropping by this recipe!

        Reply
    14. Bonnie says

      November 13, 2018 at 6:21 am

      Amazing! This is so yum!

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        April 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

        Thank you so much Bonnie!

        Reply
    15. BOB says

      April 15, 2019 at 2:11 pm

      Good

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        April 30, 2019 at 6:42 pm

        Thank you Bob! I am so glad you loved it!

        Reply

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