Today is World Nutella Day, so you knew there was no way I’d forgo posting something that utilizes this delicious Chocolate Hazlenut spread. As I have stated once or twice, I love Nutella and I’m pretty certain you could smear the stuff on a piece of cardboard and I’d be completely content!
Taking a simple chocolate cupcake recipe and filling the middle with that awesome Nutella lusciousness, definitely quenches that hazelnut craving that I get more frequently than I’d like to admit. Top off with Nutella buttercream, and these are truly irresistible to those Nutella fanatics that I know are plentiful! Just a word of caution…these babies are rich, so have a glass of milk near by and don’t be tempted to eat more than one in a single sitting.
This post is not your typical MBA post; meaning it’s not a complete recipe. This is more like a framework which will help you to build your Nutella masterpiece. Essentially, you’ll bake 24 chocolate cupcakes using your fave recipe and I’ll walk you through the rest! Sound like a plan? Alright, let’s get to it.
The Method:
-I made one of my favorite chocolate cupcake recipes according to the recipe directions (you’ll see my fave in an upcoming fundamentals post). Use whatever recipe floats your boat. Cool them completely.
-Hollow out a small circle in the center of each cupcake; I use an apple corer because I am anal and obsessed with symmetry. You can also use this piping tip from Wilton which allows you to inject things into cupcakes. -Fill a piping bag with one 13-ounce jar of nutella. This sounds like a lot, but trust me, you’ll need to fill all of the cupcakes.
-Pipe the nutella into each hollowed center of the cupcake or if you’re using the tip method, simply push the tip down into the center of the cupcake, pipe in the filling until the cupcake swells slightly on the top.
-Prepare the Nutella Buttercream Recipe below and pipe it on your cupcakes.
-Top each frosted cupcake with a piece of chocolate hazelnut candy bar.
A Few Notes:
-New to making buttercream frosting? Check out my Fundamentals: Buttercream post.
-I piped the frosting using the large round tip from Bake It Pretty. You can check out my video piping tutorial found in this post.
-The chocolate brown liners are also from Bake It Pretty.
Looking for more Nutella Deliciousness? Check out these posts:
Mocha Shortbread with Nutella from My Baking Addiction
Nutella Crepes from Dine & Dish
Nutella Fudge Brownies from Wenderly
*Recipe edited 7/1/12: Due to several readers have issues with the thickness of the frosting, we have adjusted the amount of confectioners’ sugar to 1.5 pounds. The thickness of the Nutella Buttercream will depend on the amount of heavy cream that is added.
February 5th, 2011
Nutella Buttercream Frosting
Yield: enough buttercream to frost 24 cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 13-ounce jar of Nutella
pinch of fine grain sea salt
1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract
1.5 pounds confectioners’ sugar, sifted
6-8 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and Nutella until well combined, thick and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Slowly add in confectioner’s sugar, and continue mixing until well blended.
2. Add salt, vanilla, and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk. Blend on low speed until moistened. Add an additional 3-5 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk until you reach the desired consistency. Beat at high speed until frosting is smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Notes:
- This recipe will make enough frosting to generously frost 24 cupcakes or one 9 inch layer cake.
- You can easily adjust the consistency of this recipe by simply adding in more heavy cream or milk.
- Covered and refrigerated frosting can be stored for up to three days. Simply bring it to room temperature and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. You may need to add a couple of teaspoons of heavy cream or milk to revive the consistency.
- Recipe edited 7/1/12: Due to several readers having issues with the thickness of the frosting, we have adjusted the amount of confectioners' sugar to 1.5 pounds. The thickness of the Nutella Buttercream will also depend on the amount of heavy cream that is added.
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You are a great woman. This recipe is so simple, so necessary. Love the Nutella!
Jamie, the simplicity of these is fabulous. Your pictures just jump off the page. I especially love that baking pan in the last photo. serious pan envy here!
Oh how I miss Nutella, and I’m sure these taste amazing! I love that cupcake pan, so retro
Just discovered you on the web… searching for chocolate cupcakes and I’ve spent the last 4 hours browsing your site. Amazing. I’m convinced that you and I should be friends.
What size of tip do you use for the icing? They look delicious:)
I love the marshmellow apron…very beautiful…great post.
Thanks, for this recipe.
I can’t wait to make cupcakes and taste this frosting… yummy!!!
Looks fantastic! I will definitely be making this, my daughter is absolutely crazy about Nutella too
wow! these look so awesome, can’t wait to try
Thank-you !!!!
This is the kind of holiday I can celebrate all year long and specially if something like this is put in from of me! Lovely recipe!
a whole jar of Nutella in the frosting?? this is my kind of recipe!!!
I love nutella! These are going on my baking bucket list asap! Thanks for the recipe!
I seriously need to get one of those piping tips from Wilton, I would never stop filling stuff with Nutella or even better Nutella Buttercream frosting. Now why did it never occur to me to put Nutella in buttercream frosting before?!
No flour?! I’ve never made a cupcake without it before! These sound heavenly.
This is just the ingredients for the frosting…use any chocolate cupcake recipe you have, fill em with nutella and make this frosting. mmmmmmm
I made these yesterday but the icing was to thick maybe it should be 1# of powdered sugar instead of two/ I even added extra milk
Yay! I cannot wait to make these!
Can’t wait to make these–I am a Nutella freak, too. I just had a crepe with Nutella, strawberries, bananas and whipped cream at a nearby Market District yesterday…totally delicious. My mom called last week to tell me that she cut a recipe out of her newspaper for a krispy treat made with Nutella. Yikes!
Oh my goodness! I simply must have these in my life!!! I can’t even breathe properly right now.
Wow! That’s all I can say. Wow!
Nutella in any shape or form makes me happy. Nutella in chocolate cupcakes makes me really really happy!
My fiancée might faint if these were put in front of him. Faint from happiness, of course. Where did you find that wonderful straight-sided cupcake tin?
Cheers,
*Heather*
LOVE the idea of Nutella buttercream!
You did such an amazing piping job!
These are just gorgeous Jamie! I can smell the hazelnut chocolaty goodness through the screen! Thanks so much for including mine!
Those cuppies look like they’re almost jumping out of the screen and calling my name. And why oh why didn’t I think of putting Nutella in frosting before? Beautiful. BTW where is your muffin tray from? Looks very vintage!
Your pictures are stunning!! Well done!
These look awesome! Love the Nutella buttercream too!
What an amazing post! Those photos are mouthwatering and I believe provide a perfect salute to the choco-nut-spread we all know and love. I only wish I had seen this before Feb 5th so I could have attempted and shared with only my truly indulgent friends (which will still be done
just not on the special day.)
Merci for sharing!
I’m definitely making the “Homer Simpson drooling over food” noise over here.
I think I could eat this all day long, because I love such delicious looking things
This nutella butter cream sounds a lot more promising! Other recipes I’ve seen have maybe a quarter of the nutella that you added. Makes me want to run out to the store and buy some right now!
Oh my, these look absolutely divine!!
Your photos look delish. I wish I could have them right now. That frosting really got me.
Looks like super chocolate!
I like muffing pan. where did you get it?
I like the pan too! Did you ever find out what kind it is or where she got it?
Would love to know
Lezli-
The pan is vintage, I picked it up at an antique store in Cleveland. Unfortunately I do not know the brand or any specific details about it. Sorry I am not more of a help. Thanks for stopping by – have a great day.
-Jamie
These are gorgeous! I would be tempted to lick that frosting right off the cupcake.
OMG! These look amazing, which is basically the same for everything else on your site. Fantastic baked goods and fabulous photos.
I have been using this chocolate cake recipe for a handful of years now… Have never been a cupcake kinda girl, and really don’t care for frosting… go figure! BUT… the Nutella buttercream frosting intrigued me (hazelnut & chocolate, what’s not to like? Usually all I need is a spoon & I’m happy!) All I can say is WOW! I am a convert to (only this) frosting! If I knew I wouldn’t go into a come after consuming the whole bowl, it probably would never see the top of those sinfully decadent cupcakes! BRAVO, Jamie! Nicely done, and thank you for sharing!
I was looking for a Nutella cupcake–this one sounds perfect!
Nutella cupcakes sound good! Nutella is really delicious and I ma sure that these cupcakes do taste delicious too. I can’t wait to try this when my friend visit me with those nutella bottles that she usually give to me whenever she comes here.
This recipe is so simple but it makes my mouth watering. I can’t wait to try this one this coming valentines day. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Made these for my boyfriend for valentines day TOTAL WIN! They are amazing. Thanks for the post!
These are AMAZING!!!
http://www.linseydavis.com/2011/02/warningnutella-cupcakes.html?spref=fb
I’m glad that I found your blog.. your cupcakes make me drool! amazing
Thanks for sharing this great recipe! It looks decadent and absolutely delicious!
I also run a food blog and will be featuring your recipe this afternoon.
So, I’m curious if you could color the frosting pink??? It looks fairly light. I might have to try it out and see. My daughters 1st birthday is next weekend and these would be WONDERFUL to make!!! Hmmmmm…
Was excited to try this but had to add much more cream than is called for in this recipe. I don’t recall how much I added, because I just continued pouring until the consistency was edible, perhaps an additional 1/2-3/4 C than the 6-8 T called for. Before adding the extra, my mixture was hard as a rock. I bake regularly, often from scratch, and am not new to frosting by any means. Any thoughts?
I was googling caramel/choc cupcakes, which led me to “My Kitchen in the Rockies” which mentioned your blog, and now I am in heaven!
I am making these Nutella cupcakes right now for a friend who loves the stuff and is having her birthday tomorrow. Making a 1/2 recipe, and I found a nice “Hazelnuts in milk chocolate” bar at Whole Foods (other stores are available) by Chocolove (other brands are available) for $2.75. It has 18 little squares, which is the perfect amount for 12 cupcakes and some to sample.
Your blog will kill my diet, but I’m hardly complaining.
P.S. If you don’t already own a bakery, you really should.
I have been eye balling this recipe for about a month now and after all my work craziness, I was finally able to make it tonight. I made a devil’s food cupcake, filled them with a little nutella and frosted with your nutella buttercream recipe. They are to die for. I couldn’t stop going in for a taste. So light and I love the hazelnut taste from the nutella. Thank you! The recipe provided, allowed generous frosting to frost 24 regular cupcakes.
These cupcakes were AMAZING!!!! I made them for my friends birthday party and they were a huge hit!!!
Thanks for the recipe!
Now I know I’ve found the holy grail of baking blogs. Can’t wait to try these.
Alicia–
Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy baking!
–Jamie
thanks so much for you recipe
I made these for my dance friends the weekend of my dance recital for after the show. They LOVED them! And I have to say…that Nutella buttercream is the best frosting I have ever had! Love this recipe
Hi Jamie
I love your blog and everything you are doing. I just want to say thank you for the delicious Nutella Buttercream recipe, I adapted it slightly when making my own cupcakes and it was amazing. I hope you don’t mind, I gave a shout out to you in the post. http://www.gigidiaries.com/2011/07/test_24.html
Thank you for inspiring me and so many other!
Katrina
I just googled for a nutella cupcake recipe and I found your blog! I can’t wait to give this recipe a shot
What do we do after mixing the nutella and butter
Is it bad I’ve never tried nutella? I feel like the photo of those cupcakes has convinced me I need to change that…
I just made these to take to a Christmas party at church tonight and of course I had to test one out. It was SOOO yummy! The frosting is to die for! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for this recipe. Just made these for my brother and his girlfriend for Christmas — they are going to FLIP OUT.
These are some of the best cupcakes I’ve ever made; glorious little things, they are. I’m cooking from a cramped dorm space, so I used box cake mix (with cooled hazelnut cream coffee subbed for the water). Delicious.
Oh WOW! I’ve never use Nutella but after seeing these yummy cupcakes I’ve already put it down on my grocery list for this weekend…lol
Love, Love, Love, this recipe. Thanks so much for your blog “fantastic”. Can you please tell me where I can find a cupcake tin like yours or where I might get one with straight sides?
Thanks….Patti
Patti-
Thanks for stopping by, the tin was actually purchased at an antique shop. Have a great day.
-Jamie
YUM! This looks amazing. I’m a huge nutella addict… have made a few recipes on my blog as well! Thanks so much for sharing. VIsiting from Fab Fatale.
Hi I was just wondering exactly how much is 2 pounds of icing sugar? Message asap please and thank you!
It’s about 7.5 cups. Hope this helps.
-Jamie
I made these tonight for my friend at work. We are celebrating her birthday early.
She is crazy about Nutella. The buttercream frosting is awesome.
I had to use significantly more milk for the frosting. It turned out just fine!
Will make this again!
These look heavenly.. but I’m wondering, 2 lbs of powdered sugar is a lot….
Ascia,
I know it seems like a lot, but I assure you, that’s how much powdered sugar you need to make the frosting the perfect consistency. Trust me on this one.
- Jamie
Is it possible to do these without filling them with nutela for a less heavy cupcake?
Maddie-
You can pretty much do whatever you want – make it your own. Have fun and enjoy!
-Jamie
Delicious frosting recipe. I will give it a try this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
I made the frosting last night…everyone loved the cupcakes at work.
These are wonderful! My family and I LOVE them! Very nice and simple and VERY rich! Just make sure you have a nice tall glass of milk beside you, but all in all ver delicious, rich, simple, and easy to make! Thank you so much for this recipe- their truly an all-time favorite!(:
do you think I can submit a photo of mine as well to add to the photos? (:
Thanks
- Ani
I used 1.5 lbs of confectioners sugar and still thought it was too thick! I ended up not using all that I had measured out. But it was very delcious and my whole family loved it!!
I’m so glad I read the notes and thankful that you add an “edited” field. I did not need 1.5 lbs of confectioner’s sugar and if I had not read that I might have been in a hurry, like I usually am since becoming a new mom, and just dumped the whole thing in. Good stuff, but we all agreed… there wasn’t as much nutella presence as we expected. I used the real stuff too. Still very tasty and didn’t last long at all on my counter.
I just made these cupcakes for my sister’s bridal shower, which will be tomorrow afternoon. Hoping they hold up overnight without refrigeration. The taste test was AmAzInG!!!! This is a great recipe, definitely will do it again! Thank you for sharing. And the piping was definitely harder than I thought….next time I will get the tip you suggested for the ones pictured, which look like perfection. Awesome job!! =D
Kristin-
I am so happy to hear the cupcakes turned out so well! Thanks for coming back and commenting on your experience with the recipe. Have a great day!
-Jamie
I made these cupcakes this afternoon with my go-to Black Magic Cake recipe. I only have one thing to say about this Nutella Buttercream—perfection. Think about it…is there anything better than Nutella in this world? Not in my book. Jamie, every recipe I have tried of yours has turned out magnificent, and this one is just the icing on the (cup)cake! I really am grateful to have found you and your exceptionally delicious recipes on the web, and I hope that you will continue sharing your tasty treats and tips with us all! Thank you so much!
Anna Claire-
I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed the cupcakes – thanks so much for stopping back and leaving your feedback on the recipe! Have a great day.
-Jamie
YUM! I’ve been looking for a good Nutella cupcake recipe, and yours is perfect – thanks!
I made chocolate cupcakes with Nutella filling & frosting. I found a gadget at Sur La Table that easily takes a piece of cupcake out so you can add the filling. I think next time I will mix Nutella with a little butter for the filling. How do I make the frosting a little less sweet? I used your recipe. Would like to send you a pic. They are really nice ( not as pretty as yours though)
Hi Jamie!
You have a superb blog ! I made the nutella frosting for chocolate cupcakes , it was fab and everyone loved it . Thank you for the recipe. Hope to try more recipes from your blog.
I just made these and they were FANTASTIC!
I just finished making this recipe. The cupcakes themselves were delicious, but the buttercream had a little too much vanilla extract for my taste. However, this is my first time making a buttercream frosting from scratch, so maybe it was me. In the future, I will try to use less vanilla and see how that works. (I am not a big frosting eater, but my sister-in-law loves the stuff) I halved the frostng recipe and still had more than enough to generously frost all 24 of my cupcakes.
I made these for a family in my area who just had a baby and has a couple of other kids as well. I took half to the family and half to my co-workers. My co-workers LOVED them! I bake often but they said “these were the best cupcakes I’ve ever made” and “they are to die for”! I will definitely be adding this recipe to my “keep” file!
These turned out awesome! I made these for a high school bake sale and they were gone so fast! Check out how mine turned out! http://cannella-vita.blogspot.com/2013/02/nutella-cupcakes.html#
Sooooooo good! And I LOVE that cupcake pan! Where did you get it?
Kristen-
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe. The cupcake pan is vintage from a flea market. Have a great day!
-Jamie
My Nutella buttercream frosting came out liquidy. I followed all the intructions /:
Xiomara-
If anything, the buttercream should be a little thick, so I am unsure how it would turn out liquidy. I have made these cupcakes countless times and never had the issue of the buttercream being liquidy. I am sorry I am not of more assistance. Thanks so much for stopping by and reporting your experience with the recipe – have a great day!
-Jamie
Hi!
I’ve been asked to make these for a friends party, she tried one the last time I made them and LOVED it! I’m running into a dilemma, because I will be out of town the weekend of her party, which is on a Saturday, and would have to make them on Thursday night. Is there an effective way to store cupcakes for two whole days while preserving the taste/texture as if they were fresh?
Thanks!
Nicole-
I would place them in the refrigerator and set them out to room temperature for about 1.5 hours before serving. I hope this helps. I think they’ll be just fine. Thanks so much for stopping by – have a great day!
-Jamie
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