Filled with Nutella and topped with rich, creamy Nutella buttercream, these Nutella cupcakes are the ultimate indulgence!
Have I ever mentioned that I like love require chocolate?
It’s true. I just hide it well. <—(sarcasm)
I’m always looking for a new way to get my chocolate fix and if I’m able to work in NUTELLA(!!!) in some way, so much the better.
Because the only time I allow myself to bring a jar of Nutella into the house is when I’m going to use the majority of it in a recipe.
Otherwise I eat the whole jar with a spoon and call it breakfast. I wish I were kidding.
These Nutella cupcakes are my favorite way to enjoy that amazing combo of chocolate and hazelnut and I know they’ll be your favorite too. The cupcake is super moist, chocolate-y without being too rich, and simple to whip together.
The frosting is a standard American buttercream, amped up with the addition of plenty of Nutella.
Fill your chocolate cupcakes with Nutella, top them with some Nutella frosting, and prepare to be amazed.
How to fill Nutella cupcakes
After you bake your cupcakes (and let them cool COMPLETELY), use a small paring knife to cut a “plug” about 1 inch deep out of each cupcake.
Then use a spoon (or a piping bag, but I thought the spoon was easier) to fill the hole you just made.
Slice off the bottom of the “plug” and replace the plug on top of the filling. Then frost your cupcakes and serve. Simple!
But I dare you to stop yourself at just one.
My iron willpower hung on only as long as it took to get these pics, then I scarfed one down so fast I’m not sure I even chewed it. Afterward, obviously, I packed them up and gave them to a neighbor so I didn’t finish off the rest and call it dinner.
Nutella cupcakes are just that good, my friends!
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- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cups warm coffee you can substitute flat cola
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/3 cup + 1/2 cup Nutella divided
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 5 tablespoons whole milk or heavy cream
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Preheat the oven to 350. Line 14 to 15 muffin cups with cupcake liners and set pan aside.
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Combine the sugar, butter, and oil in a large mixing bowl and whisk until combined. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
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Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
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Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then slowly add the coffee until just incorporated. Divide batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup about 3/4 full. Bake 18 to 22 minutes, until the cakes spring back when touched gently with your fingertip. Let cupcakes cool in pans for 15 minutes, then carefully remove from the pans to cool completely on a wire rack.
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Beat butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/3 cup Nutella and the vanilla and beat for 2 minutes more. Add 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and mix on low to combine. Beat in salt and 3 tablespoons milk. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix on medium until frosting is smooth. Adjust to desired consistency by adding milk if too thick or more powdered sugar if too thin.
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Once cupcakes are completely cooled, use a small paring knife to cut a hole about 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 inch deep in each of the cupcakes. Reserve the cake you cut out of the holes. Pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons of Nutella into each cupcake. Trim the cake you removed from the holes so it will fit over the Nutella as a sort of plug, then replace the plug in the hole. Pipe or spread frosting onto the cupcakes, then serve and enjoy.
Cupcakes adapted from The New Best of Betterbaking.com
You’ve outdone yourself with these beauties Kelsie! I would definitely not stop at one and I’m totally amazed that you were able to take any pictures at all, lol. I would want to dive right in! Love the generous helping of Nutella filling in the middle. Total yum, my friend!
Awww thank you, Dawn!
Sweet Heavens !
Thank you!
I’m with Dawn – you have outdone yourself, lady!! I’ll take two….dozen! 😉 YUMMMMMM!
They’re yours! Thanks, Annie!
Lol!! My husband pretty much requires chocolate too.. or you could say I insist he gets his daily fix of chocolate because I dont want to deal with a grumpy Gus. 😉 Needless to say, he’d love these cupcakes!! These are just gorgeous, girlfriend!!! Cheers!
Haha! Thank you, Chey!
YUM! These look scrumptious Kelsie! Happy Monday Cupcake day!!
Thank you, Kim!
How fun to fill the cupcakes with Nutella! And I love the idea of Nutella buttercream frosting, I could eat copious amounts of it! Great way to kick of the week! Pinned.
Thank you, Milena!
I’m so with you – Nutella is dangerous around our house. I would actually just sit on the couch and eat it by the spoonful. These are a much better way to get my fix though!! Yum! Happy cupcake Monday! 😉
Thank you, Katherine!
Ooooh, Kelsie! I agree, Nutella is only to be purchased if the whole container can be used, with no leftover. Because breakfast. Or late night snack. But I’d rather be eating these beautiful cupcakes! They are gorgeous and I really need to make them! Thanks for the recipe!
YES! The stuff is dangerous! Thanks, Laura!
I bet these went fast Kelsie! They look fantastic. Nothing beats a little, or a lotta Nutella!
Thanks, Mary Ann!
I’m allllllllll about the Nutella!! Soooooo yummy. I can’t keep it in the house either, for fear my pants won’t fit. I know I definitely can’t stop with just one of these cupcakes!
Haha! I’m familiar with that particular fear :). Thanks, Kelly!
Umm, I didn’t think cupcakes could get any more amazing…until you cut the center out and filled ’em with frosting. And Nutella frosting at that! I’m pretty sure these bad boys would be breakfast, lunch and dinner around here…the entire pan wouldn’t be safe! There’s just something so magical about chocolate + hazelnut. Speaking of Nutella, have you seen those huge jars they sell on Amazon for “food service” (i.e. Kelsie’s kitchen)? 8 pound tubs for like $30. You know you want to!!
WHAT? A vat of Nutella is kind of my dream. . .Too bad my dream also includes fitting into my clothing :). Thanks, David!
Nutella is addictive stuff, isn’t it? And I totally understand how a jar of it could make a wonderful breakfast! Anyway, these look terrific — really good. Addictive too, I’ll bet. 🙂
So addictive! Thank you!
Your technique for filling cupcakes sounds easy & effective, with yummy results. I like the cake recipe too, though I’m not a nutella fan. I guess there might be a substitute some way.
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Thank you, Mae!
You had me at Nutella Kelsie! That frosting looks so creamy and delicious, but then you go ahead and fill the cupcakes too! Perfection!
Thank you, Leanne!
nutella overload…almost. 🙂
Haha! 🙂
Completely delectable. They didn’t last long with my family around.