Nutella Bueno Cupcakes

🧁 Nutella Bueno Cupcakes Recipe

Yields: 12 cupcakes
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: ~1 hour

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Ingredients

🧁 For the Chocolate Cupcakes:

• 120g all-purpose flour

• 40g cocoa powder (unsweetened)

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 2 large eggs

• 150g caster sugar

• 100ml vegetable oil

• 120ml buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 100ml hot water (or coffee, for extra flavor)

🍫 Filling:

• 12 tsp Nutella (1 tsp per cupcake)

🧈 For the Nutella Buttercream:

• 150g unsalted butter (room temperature)

• 300g icing sugar

• 3–4 tbsp Nutella

• 1–2 tbsp milk or cream (to loosen, if needed)

🍬 Decoration:

• Kinder Bueno bars (cut into small pieces)

• Optional: chocolate drizzle, hazelnuts, or wafer crumbs

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Instructions

1. Make the Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.

2. In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add oil, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.

4. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir until just combined.

5. Pour in hot water or coffee slowly while stirring—batter will be thin.

6. Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 full.

7. Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

2. Core and Fill:

• Once cool, use a cupcake corer or a knife to remove the center of each cupcake.

• Fill each with 1 tsp of Nutella. Replace the top piece (trimmed).

3. Make the Nutella Buttercream:

1. Beat butter until creamy (2–3 minutes).

2. Gradually add icing sugar, then Nutella. Beat for 3–5 minutes until fluffy.

3. Add a little milk if too thick.