Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting
Sweet, moist Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting. These cupcakes are perfect for the holidays, with an easy to make Nutella buttercream frosting.
Servings: 25
Calories: 266kcal
Ingredients
- For the cupcakes:
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 cup VERY hot not boiling water
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons hazelnut extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- For the Frosting:
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 13 ounce jar Nutella equals about 1 ¼ cups
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Toasted hazelnuts optional
Instructions
- For the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake pans with liners.
- In a large mixing bowl stir together all of the dry ingredients. Mix two teaspoons hazelnut extract with the light cream, add to the dry ingredients along with the eggs, vanilla, and oil. Beat with an electric mixer until just combined, then add the HOT water and beat for 2 minutes.
- Pour into liners, filling each about ⅔ full. It's okay if you go a little over, but stay under ¾ full or they could overflow! Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on a rack completely before frosting.
- For the frosting:
- Beat room temperature butter in a mixing bowl on low speed until smooth. Add Nutella and one cup of powdered sugar, beat until the sugar is mixed in, then beat in the other cup of sugar and the cream until smooth. Cover and keep refrigerated if not frosting the cupcakes immediately. Bring out of the fridge ½ hour before using.
- Optional: top cupcakes with chopped hazelnuts toasted in a 350 F oven for 4 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.8mg