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Self-frosting Nutella Cupcakes
Cupcakes are an easy sell. Add Nutella, and they’re a hit. Best of all, swirling the Nutella directly into the white batter before baking creates swirly, chocolatey tops that have no need for frosting – saving you a step. And if you have kids who like to lick the frosting off their cupcakes and leave a sticky stump, the Nutella is baked right in.
The batter is thick – it needs to be about the same consistency as the Nutella so that you can swirl the two together easily. The resulting cupcakes are dense and moist, and easy to take on picnics or to other events that call for transporting them – without frosting, it’s easier to bring them with you without risk of an icing mess.
Self-frosting Nutella Cupcakes
adapted from these ones.
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup canola or mild vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4-1/2 cup Nutella, at room temperaturePreheat the oven to 325F.
In a medium bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the butter mixture and beat on low speed just until combined. The batter will be thick. It needs to be in order to swirl in the Nutella!
Divide the batter between 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Drop a spoonful of Nutella on top of each, and swirl through the batter with the tip of a bamboo skewer, knife or other pointy object. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until springy to the touch. Tilt them in the pan to help them cool. Makes a dozen cupcakes.
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weekend in 3 (#20) | brand new day commented on Sep 05 11 at 5:51 amEdible Rose commented on May 04 11 at 5:48 pmI’m drooling.
These are already saved in my ‘to bake’ folder, thank you!
Fareen commented on May 05 11 at 12:20 amYum!!
Julie commented on May 05 11 at 8:08 pmIs it really just a quarter cup of butter? In the adapted from recipe, there is over a half cup! These look fantastic though, and I’m looking forward to trying them.
Angie commented on May 08 11 at 11:13 pmThese were yummy – but REALLY dry and crumbly. I will definitely try them again but will cook them for far less time!
JulieVR commented on May 09 11 at 1:15 amWeird, they were wonderfully moist (if dense!) for me. The original (which was adapted from elsewhere…) said to cook them for EXACTLY 20 minutes, but mine were nowhere done at 20 minutes!
sara commented on Aug 29 11 at 4:57 pmGorgeous! These cupcakes look super delicious. :)
Heather commented on Aug 29 11 at 5:15 pmif you use just regular cake batter will this get the same effect?
Lisa commented on Sep 09 11 at 10:27 pmThese were awesome but our swirls looked like poo
Mindy W commented on Sep 13 11 at 9:00 amI made these for my son’s birthday. He’s a Nutella freak and everyone loved them! Thanks for the recipe.
Jenifer commented on Nov 18 11 at 12:33 pmYum! Just out of curiosity, why did you switch the ingredients of 2/3 cup butter in the original for 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup canola oil? Thanks!
Sabrina commented on Dec 08 11 at 1:02 pmMy second batch received more Nutella, more swirling, and less baking time (about 20 minutes)… all of which helped! But, how did you get these to be more upright instead of spilling over the edges during baking?? These are so pretty. Mine were not so pretty…
JulieVR commented on Dec 08 11 at 4:11 pmSabrina – hmm.. not sure, I just made them like this! Perhaps your oven is too cool? is your baking powder fresh?
lvlo commented on Dec 12 11 at 10:29 pmthese were good when fresh out of the oven, but as they cooled were very very dry. I only cooked for the minimum 25mins. will try again but with a diff cake mix
Sandy commented on Dec 16 11 at 1:35 pmI tried the recipe twice and the cupcakes are really dry. I’ve never had that problem with any other cupcakes. It’s a good idea, but I’ll have to use another batter recipe.
C. Koenig commented on Jan 10 12 at 4:03 pmThey looked BEAUTIFUL, I would go so far as to say stunning. Too bad they were dryer than a 5 day old biscuit. What gives? I followed the recipe to a T.
Lily commented on Jan 12 12 at 6:34 pmSorry to say but I followed the recipe exactly and they were not good. They we very dry and hard. Even the kids refused to eat it.
Tina commented on Jan 25 12 at 7:30 pmMade these last night. Followed directions and these turned out very dry. The amount of Nutella should be increased. It doesnt have too much Nutella taste after they dry out, either. Batter should be made with buttermilk or something that would give it moisture. Would not make these again using this recipe.
No Sarah commented on Jan 30 12 at 12:26 pmI also had a problem with very, very dry cake. Too bad, the picture looked scrumptious.
kathalyn malone commented on Feb 05 12 at 7:07 pmVery dry and crumbly. The taste leaves alot to be desired. I’m an experienced baker. I would advise everyone to pass on this recipe.
nikki commented on Feb 15 12 at 12:06 amI was really excited about this recipe but was nervous about it being to dry with all the comments about it. I cheated and used the super moist cake with pudding in it. To thicken it to be able to marble the nutella I added about a quarter cup of flour. If you atoll want to go by the scratch recipe but are unsure about dryness, maybe add a box of pudding mix. Always moistens really well. Turned out fantastic and we will be making this often. I also baked for 15min
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