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Nutella Self Frosting Cupcakes

These Self Frosting Nutella cupcakes are delicious and look like a dream without having to go through the whole frosting process. An instant hit with kids, these are good for weekly snack box as well.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 10 tbsps butter (140 grams) at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour (200 grams)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 1/3 cup nutella

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 12 hole muffin pan with paper liners.
  • Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy for about 2-3 minutes. Add in eggs one at a time, until incorporated. Add vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking powder until batter is uniform and no flour remains.
  • Using a 1/4 cup measure or an ice cream scoop, fill each lined muffin liner about 3/4 full.
  • Top each cupcake with 1 1/2 tsp of Nutella. Swirl Nutella in with a toothpick making designs your heart desires.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes till the toothpick comes out clean
  • Let it cool before serving. Best served the same day but stays good in an airtight container for 2-3 days.

Notes

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