Guest Post: Nutella Cupcakes
Today is the last of my guest posts, and it’s from one of the sweetest and most genuine bloggers I know. I’ve only become acquainted with Tracy from Sugarcrafter in the last few months, and I really just enjoy her as a person. She also has a beautiful blog with tons of gorgeous pictures, so be sure to check it out.
Hi there! I’m Tracy from Sugarcrafter, and I’m so excited to be guest posting on Kristan’s blog today…although, I am a little nervous. See, I think we can all agree that Kristan is one of the most hilarious people ever – her blog posts always leave me rolling on the floor laughing while my husband stares at me like I have three heads. I, however, am not so funny, or cool. Despite the fact that I’m in my twenties, I mostly have the hobbies of a sixty-year old grandma. I have quilting parties with my friends, I recently joined a knitting group, and one of my favorite things to do in the summer is can preserves for the upcoming winter…although, at least the canning movement is becoming more mainstream and therefore cool, so that’s something right? Right?!
For the nutella cupcakes:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup nutella
- 1/2 cup milk
For the nutella cream filling:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp nutella
For the nutella buttercream frosting:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp nutella
To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with cupcakes liners. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for 3-5 minutes or until the mixture is pale and thick. Add in the butter and beat until combined. Then, add in the nutella. Add the flour mixture and milk half at a time until well-blended. Divide batter into the cupcake liners, filling 2/3 full. Bake about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. The centers may sink in a little, but that’s okay since we’re going to remove them for the filling anyway. Once cooled, use a knife to cut a hole in the center of each cupcake and then scoop out the cake.
To make the nutella filling, whip the cream until stiff peaks form. Beat in the nutella. Scoop the filling into a piping bag and pipe into the center of each cupcake.
To make the frosting, beat the butter until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar gradually until all of it has been incorporated, and then beat in the nutella. Decorate the cupcakes as desired – once frosted, I sprinkled mine with chocolate sprinkles. Makes about a dozen and a half cupcakes.
Tracy, thanks so much for guest posting for me…the cupcakes look amazing!!
P.S. I totally need to get you aboard the Housewives crazy train…you don’t know what you’re missing.
Have a happy Monday!! I’ll be back to posting this week and can’t wait to talk to you guys!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
Yum!!! I LOVE Nutella and these look amazing! Great guest post, I follow Sugarcrafter as well! :)
Holy yum! I'm a huge Nutella fan and I think I'll have dreams about these tonight!
Tracy, you are too darn cute. And I wish I had those canning, knitting & quilting skills!
Your cupcakes, of course, look divine!
oh my nutella goodness!!!!! i could eat nutella straight from the jar (and, i have been known to do that…..and i can never figure out why i'm constantly running low on this heavenly spread when my kids have been buying lunch all week). this WILL be a VERY future dessert in my house!!!!! thank you for posting!!!!
sharon
Ha, I feel you on the sixty-year-old-trapped-in-twenty-year-old's-body thing. There's got to be a benefit of that, right?
I'm loving the nutella trifecta! My sister would go absolutely nuts for these – she's crazy about nutella.
Wow, these look great. As I'm not a huge fan of nutella, my kids adore. Will have to try these! Thanks!
I LOVE Tracy, I think she was one of the first people to follow my blog. She is one of my all time favorites.
Whooaaaa, sounds delicious!!!
Great post Tracy! You should be very proud of all of your *grandma* skills that you possess. Thank you for sharing some of your baking skills with us. These cupcakes look delicious!
These look lovely! And Tracy, you're not boring at all!! Your blog is wicked! I must try this recipe soon. Yum!
These look SO AMAZING! OH MY GOSH!
Hey, that Nutella Cream Filling is the best part. Yummy@
lovely cupcakes…looks so perfect n inviting…my all time fav..
new to your space..amazing blog you have with excellent recipe collection..
Am your proud follower now..:)
do stop by mine sometime..
Tasty Appetite
Event: Letz Relishh Ice Creams
Love Nutella… love cupcakes… it's a win/win… yum!
Tracy these look and sound AMAZING!!! and quilting is a big thing right now!!…..so be proud! I wish I could do that!!
Yum! I love Nutella…I eat spoonfuls of it sometimes:) The cream filling makes those cupcakes sound amazing too!
Tracy I think you are way cool:) Although, this is coming from a very grandmotherly person myself…lol Your cupcakes look wonderful. I am booking marking them. My kids will go nuts.
These look amazing! Bring on the Nutella!
And, Tracy… I think you are quite cool… Though, I do have a love of canning and knitting, too! And, I agree with Kristan that you need to get on the Housewives train. I'm addicted! :)
Two of my favorite blogs collide! Mmm. These look great! Don't worry. I share your preference for the hobbies of a 60 year-old, and I'm super cool, right? Right?! :-)
Nutella heaven! We are so making these…so delicious!
You can't go wrong with Nutella! These look fabulous!
Divine! Gorgeous cupcakes, we are Nutella junkies around here!
I have to lay my head down now, I LOVE Nutella !
Tracy…I *knew* I loved you!!! PS….quilting, canning and knitting = WAY cool! :)
A very mouth watering cupcake recipe! Don't get nervous Tracy. You did a great job.
OH DEAR! I grew up on Nutella on my sandwiches(very Italian). I need to try these. We are throwing a tea/garden party shower with a cupcake theme Sunday. These look like a must make! Thank you!
These are genius! Anything with Nutella has me hooked.
One word: YUM!
These looks sooo yummy! I'm actually eating nutella on strawberries right now and yuuuum. :D
These cupcakes look so awesome! Nutella is one of my favorite foods/spreads, and I look forward to trying these. Nutella makes everything delicious :)
Very cute (and funny!) post, Tracy. I am vicariously enjoying your new-found love of Nutella. These cupcakes are irresistible.
These cupcakes look beyond amazing! Love all that creamy nutella filling :)
my, my, my, my, my . . . and wow
The cupcakes were delicious but for some reason I could not get the filling or the frosting to come out right so I just gave up. Instead I opted to use cool whip with a touch of cocoa and then for the topping I just used some can whip cream. And my friends loved them.
I'm making these cupcakes right now and they smell is delicious! I'm glad Costco sells the big jars of Nutella for cheap!
I made these the other night and they were YUMMY!!! I’ve shared with a few friends who found them equally delightful. Thanks for the recipe.
How many cupcakes does this make?
These sound delicious! Just one little thing- can you please give me a measurement for ‘a stick of butter’ I’m in Australia :)
Do these cupcakes need to be refrierated because
The filling is made with heavy cream?
[...] Nutella Cupcakes makes 20 cupcakes from Sugarcrafter via Confessions of a Cookbook Queen [...]