Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting
Ingredients
The cupcakes
-
1
cup
water
-
½
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
-
1 and ⅓
cups
all-purpose flour
-
2
teaspoons
baking powder
-
¼
teaspoon
salt
-
½
cup
unsalted butter
-
1
cup
granulated sugar
-
2
large
eggs
-
2
teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
The frosting
-
1
cup
unsalted butter
-
4
cups
confectioners’ sugar
-
¾
cup
Nutella
-
⅓
cup
heavy cream or whole milk
-
1
teaspoon
pure vanilla extract
-
pinch
salt
-
optional
decorative candies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare muffin pans with liners.
- Boil water and mix with cocoa powder until smooth, then cool.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Combine the flour mixture and cocoa mixture until smooth.
- Fill muffin tins and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes on a wire rack before frosting.
- Beat butter for frosting, then mix in sugar, Nutella, cream, and vanilla.
- Adjust frosting consistency with more sugar or cream as needed.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and decorate as desired.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
14 cupcakes
Calories
300
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
40g
Total protein
3g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
40mg
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