Sunday, March 28, 2010

Nutella Cupcakes

I was suppose to make the Hazelnut Panna Cotta, but I didn't want a complicated recipe after making Triple Chocolate Brownies. I remembered a Nutella Cupcake recipe I read about a few months ago so I tried it today. It was good, but I found it a bit heavy for a cupcake. I think this is more of a muffin. I'll probably tweak this recipe the next time I make it.

10 tbsp(140 grams) butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cups (200 grams) sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Nutella, approx. 1/3 cup

  1. Preheat oven to 325F.
  2. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
  3. Cream together butter and sugar until light, 2 minutes.
  4. Add in eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated. Don't worry if the batter doesn't look smooth. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking powder until batter is uniform and no flour remains.
  5. Using an ice cream scoop, fill each muffin liner with batter.
  6. They should be 3/4 full, if you're not using a scoop.
  7. Top each cake with 1 1/2 tsp Nutella.
  8. Swirl Nutella in with a toothpick, making sure to fold a bit of batter up over the nutella.
  9. Bake for 20 minutes.
  10. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12.

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