Elf on the Shelf Chocolate Nutella Cupcakes
Dry 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking powder Wet 2 Eggland's Best Eggs 1 teaspoon vinegar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup olive oil 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract Additional stuff: Candy Snowflakes Elf on the Shelf Decorations Frosting Piping Bag & #2 Tip
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 powdered sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups of Nutella at room temperature, divided
- 1/4 cup 36% heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the wire whisk attachment, add the powdered sugar and room temperature butter, butter should be softened but not melted into liquid.
- Turn on low and beat until combined scrape down sides as needed. Whisk until stiff peaks form. The creamier the butter and powdered sugar mixture the smoother the frosting will be.
- Add 1 cup of the room temperature Nutella and cream together. Reserve the 1/2 cup for adding a Nutella base to each cupcake.
- Next add the pure vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream and continue to mix again scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed using a rubber spatula. The result should be a pale chocolate frosting.
- Using a frosting knife spread about a 1 tbsp of regular Nutella to each cupcake.
- Next fill a frosting bag with the Nutella Frosting using a #2 star tip. Frost each cupcake and add Candy Snowflake Sprinkles and Elf on the Shelf decorations.
- Serve.
- Now who gets to eat the remaining frosting? It's so good!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder, set aside.
- Add eggs, vinegar, water, heavy cream, olive oil and vanilla extract and mix well. Slowly add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Stir until incorporated.
- Insert cupcake liners into cupcake pan. Next, fill cupcake liners a little less than 3/4 full.
- Bake cupcakes for 18 to 22 minutes or insert a toothpick into the center of the cupcake and if the toothpick comes out clean they are ready.
- Allow cupcakes to cool.
- You may not be ready for the Nutella Butter Cream Frosting experience but let's...