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Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Chocolate Cupcakes

May 19, 2014 By Kerry Cooks 25 Comments

Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Chocolate Cupcakes

Ferror Rocher and Nutella Cupcakes

Can you control yourself around Nutella? If you can, Go you! High five! And, um, could you tell me how you do that? Nutella addiction is a real thing (of this I have no doubt -I mean, how you could resist this stuff?) and the only cure for me is keeping the dangerously delicious substance out of my house.

Of course, every now and again, being a sensible grown up who eats a balanced diet gets a bit boring, and you need to let your inner child go crazy and basically eat a whole jar of nutella.

Or, make some homemade Nutella. Have I mentioned how mind-blowingly good it is?

Or, make Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Chocolate Cupcakes! Intensely chocolatey Nutella-filled cupcakes are topped with a heavenly Nutella frosting. Just when you think things can’t get any more decadent, it’s all finished off with a whole Ferrero Rocher!

So, there’s nutella in the cupcake batter, filling the cupcakes, in the frosting and in the Ferrero Rocher on top – a quadruple Nutella whammy!

Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Chocolate Cupcakes

Realistically, the cost of the recipes I post here is something I think about (why I always recommend value plain chocolate for baking rather than expensive dark chocolate or chips!), so you can leave the Ferrero Rocher off these cupcakes to make them far less expensive. I bought a box of 16 for Β£3.50. I find My Supermarket to be invaluable when scouting the prices of things like this for baking projects – you can see where what you want is currently on sale at the cheapest price, and if there are any special offers on! I also do this with Quorn as it can be expensive when not on offer, especially in the quantities we buy it!

Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Chocolate Cupcakes
2014-04-13 11:27:49
Yields 20
The quadruple Nutella whammy! Nutella filled cupcakes with Nutella frosting, each topped with a Ferrero Rocher!
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493 calories
52 g
83 g
31 g
6 g
21 g
117 g
137 g
34 g
1 g
7 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
117g
Yields
20
Amount Per Serving
Calories 493
Calories from Fat 271
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 31g
47%
Saturated Fat 21g
104%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 83mg
28%
Sodium 137mg
6%
Total Carbohydrates 52g
17%
Dietary Fiber 4g
16%
Sugars 34g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A
14%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
7%
Iron
13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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For the cupcakes
  1. 250g unsalted butter
  2. 1 2/3 cup / 300g golden caster sugar
  3. 3 eggs
  4. 50ml sour cream
  5. 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  6. 1/2 cup plus 1tbsp / 75g cocoa powder
  7. 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp / 105ml hot water
  8. 75g melted plain chocolate
  9. 2 1/4 cup / 300g plain flour
  10. 1 tsp baking powder
  11. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  12. pinch salt
  13. 200g nutella
For the cupcake filling
  1. 50g nutella, softened by warming in the microwave
For the frosting
  1. 125g unsalted butter, soft
  2. 250g cream cheese
  3. 400-500g icing sugar
  4. 40g cocoa powder
  5. 100g plain chocolate
  6. 200g nutella, softened
To decorate
  1. Ferrero Rocher (optional)
For the cupcakes
  1. Preheat your oven to 180C/gas mark 4/350F – you’ll need two cupcake tins lined with cases as this recipe makes around 18 cupcakes.
  2. Melt your butter and sugar in a saucepan on a low heat, until the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a stand mixer (or large bowl) and mix for 4 – 5 minutes until the mixture is completely cool. Meanwhile, combine your cocoa powder with recently boiled water and stir until all the lumps are dissolved, and get your other dry ingredients ready. Melt your plain chocolate in the microwave in a heat proof bowl in 30 second bursts and set it aside to cool.
  3. Add the eggs to your butter-sugar mixture along with the vanilla, and then, with the mixer running, add your flour, bicarb of soda and baking powder, before adding in the cocoa mixture, salt, and finally, the sour cream, cooled melted chocolate and 150g of the Nutella (it helps to microwave it in the jar so that it's runny). Once everything is incorporated, spoon two heaped tablespoons of mixture into each case.
  4. Bake in the middle and top shelves of your oven, rotating halfway through, and remove from the oven once a toothpick in the centre of a cupcake comes out clean (around 18 minutes).
  5. Once the cupcakes are cool, use a teaspoon or melon-baller to scoop out a small round piece from the top of the cake (bonus snack for you!) and fill the hole with a teaspoon of Nutella. Mmm!
For the frosting
  1. It's best to make this frosting while your cupcakes are in the oven, and then pop it into the fridge to cool (especially important on a warm day).
  2. Melt your chocolate in the microwave and set aside to cool, and the combine your butter and cream cheese in your mixer. Mix together until thoroughly combined, which will take a couple of minutes. Next, sieve in your icing sugar and cocoa powder with the salt, and combine, before finally adding the nutella and mixing briefly.
  3. To decorate, I used a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle, but you could also swirl the frosting on with an offset spatula or the back of a tablespoon. Leave the cupcakes to set (they'll need to be in the fridge on a warm day).
For the decoration
  1. Top with unwrapped Ferrero Rocher. If you're anything like me, you'll inevitably pop a few into your mouth, so you may want to buy more Ferrero Rocher than you have cupcakes...
By Kerry Cooks
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calories
493
fat
31g
protein
6g
carbs
52g
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Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Cupcakes - easy recipe at kerrycooks.com!

 

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  1. Helen Webb says

    July 9, 2017 at 6:51 pm

    Sounds amazing! Could I make one big cake, if so, do you think I’D need to double the cake and frosting amountS for, say, an 8″ cake? Thanks x

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      July 11, 2017 at 7:43 pm

      I think that would definitely work! And if you had a little much batter you could just make some cupcakes alongside the cake too πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Trudy says

    March 3, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Hi

    Where do you buy the vanilla paste?

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      March 3, 2015 at 6:04 pm

      Hi Trudy,

      You can get it in most supermarkets now alongside the vanilla extract – the brown and yellow bottle.

      Reply
  3. Bryony Leonard says

    October 30, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    Hi Kerry, how much icing sugar do you need for the frosting? I am planning on making these tonight as a Halloween treat and didn’t want to mess it up!

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      October 30, 2014 at 5:12 pm

      Oh no I forgot to include it, sorry Bryony! I’ve updated to say 400-500g – I’d add 400 to start and taste for sweetness and consistency until you get to what you’re happy with πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Bryony Leonard says

        October 31, 2014 at 10:49 am

        Thanks Kerry, it’s 9:47 and having brought them into the office (all 18 of them) I now only have 3 left! Thanks for the amazing recipe!

        Reply
        • Kerry Cooks says

          October 31, 2014 at 11:04 am

          Wow! That’s great, so glad you liked them! The best people are ones who eat cake for breakfast!

          Reply
  4. Marie's Paradise says

    October 21, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Waow, that looks delicious!! I was wondering…would you mind if try this recipe and put it on my blog? I would obviously mention you blog and put a link to your recipe and I would also write the instructions in my own word! πŸ™‚ Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      October 23, 2014 at 8:48 am

      Hi Marie,

      No I wouldn’t mind, as long as you’re linking to my recipe! πŸ™‚ Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Marie's Paradise says

        October 23, 2014 at 8:34 pm

        Thank you very much! I have to say it was delicious!!!

        Here is the link just in case. Hope it is ok like that. Let me know if not! πŸ™‚

        http://mariesparadise.wordpress.com/desserts/the-nutella-cupcake/

        Reply
  5. Hayley says

    June 14, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    I’ve just made these and they are very yummy! The only other thing I couldn’t see was the quantity of icing sugar for frosting? I just guessed but would like to know for next time please? X

    Reply
  6. Doreen says

    June 12, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    For the frosting , you said in the method cocoa powder is the 100 g chocolate plain ?

    And can i substitute the sour.cream ?

    Thanks,
    Doreen

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      June 12, 2014 at 9:38 pm

      Apologies Doreen I’ve updated the recipe to include the amount of cocoa powder which is 40g.

      Using sour cream instead of cream cheese would be fine.

      Reply
  7. Hayley says

    May 25, 2014 at 10:05 am

    Doesn’t say how much sour cream to use please? X

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      May 25, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      Thanks for spotting Hayley, I’ve updated the post! It’s 50ml.

      Reply
  8. di @ life of di. says

    May 19, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    Nom nom nom. These look so good. Another delicious recipe Kerry!

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  9. The Mummy Diary says

    May 19, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    Oh wow Kerry these look so gorgeous, not sure there would be any frosting left for the cakes as the frosting sounds delicious off the spoon!

    Reply
    • Kerry Cooks says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Thank you Ellie! Some of the frosting may indeed have gone ‘missing’ mysteriously! But it all worked out because so did some of the Ferrero Rochers!

      Reply
  10. Sue says

    May 19, 2014 at 7:33 am

    Just…WOW. x

    Reply

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