Chef Wilkinson


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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

~ Nutella Cupcakes ~

Ingredients:
10 Tbsp. butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
Nutella, approx. 1/3 cup
 
Directions:  Preheat oven to 325F. Line 12 muffin tins with liners.  Cream together butter and sugar 2 minutes.  Add in eggs one at a time, until fully incorporated.  Add vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking powder until batter is uniform and no flour remains.  Using an ice cream scoop, fill each muffin liner with batter 3/4 full.  Top each with 1 1/2 tsp Nutella.  Swirl Nutella in with a toothpick, making sure to fold a bit of batter up over the nutella.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Makes 12  ~ Chef ~