Nutella Cupcakes
A moist vanilla cupcake with a Nutella hit in the centre and a Nutella swirl on top!
Ingredients
- 140g butter
- 150g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/4 cup greek yogurt
- 200 g self raising flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Nutella spread
Optional:
- Handful of hazelnuts
Instructions
- This recipe makes about 12 cupcakes. Preheat oven at 170C.
- Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until well combined. Add in eggs one by one and add in vanilla essence. Mix. Sift in flour, add yogurt and salt and continue to mix. If using hazelnuts, add them in and stir.
- Line a muffin pan. Add batter into each muffin hole until half full. Add in 1 tsp nutella into the centre. Top with remaining batter. Add another 1 tsp nutella on top. Using a toothpick create a swirl on the top.
- Bake in oven for 15 minutes (timings might differ for different ovens). Done!
Notes
Top Tips:
- Don't omit the yogurt - it will give the cupcake a nice moistness to it.
- Don't go overboard with the nutella but do feel free to add more to the centre.
- Don't overmix the batter.
- I air fried the hazelnuts just for 2 mins to crisp them up.