Chocolate and nutella cupcakes

Chocolate and nutella cupcakes

These cupcakes are so very delicious that I encourage you to double the recipe right from the start and with no hesitation…..You will love them and you will adopt them as your favorite cupcake recipe…..

Girls like frills, pearls and chocolate and if you add nutella there is no end to pleasure…

My delicious cupcakes

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/3 cups sweet butter

 2 tbsp nutella

5 eggs

2/3 cup icing sugar

¾ cup flour

1 tsp baking powder, a little salt

1 tsp vanilla

Here is how

Set a medium bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, add the chocolate and butter together and let the ingredients melt stirring well. Leave to cool a little before using.

Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until pale and thick.

Add the nutella in the chocolate, butter mixture and  make sure it is well incorporated.

Fold in the dry ingredients and add the chocolate mixture. Mix well.

Spoon the mixture into 12 cups and bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven of 325

Let cool and apply icing

Icing for the cupcakes

1 cup cream cheese (room temperature)

2 tbsp nutella

½ cup icing sugar or superfine sugar

1 tsp vanilla

A little milk

With mixer work all the ingredients together, adding a little milk to bring the icing to the desired consistency.

Ice cupcakes and have some great fun ,they are delicious……