Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting
- 1 and 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter - melted
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter - softened to room temperature
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 3/4 cup Nutella
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pan with liners and set aside.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt - set aside.
- Using your stand mixer mix the melted butter and sugar together, the mixture will be gritty.
- Add the egg whites, greek yogurt, milk and vanilla bean extract and mix until well combined.
- Slowly beat in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until no lumps remain - the batter will be thick.
- Fill all 12 cupcake liners evely and bake for 18-19 minutes - do not bake longer than 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool on a wire rack before frosting.
- Using your stand mixer beat softened butter on medium speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- Add 2 cups of sifted icing sugar - to make sure its not lumpy - and continue to beat on medium speed - the mixture will be fairly thick.
- Beat in the Nutella and continue to beat on medium speed.
- Add 3 Tablespoons of heavy cream and the vanilla extract.
- Beat for 2-3 minutes on medium speed until you reach the consistency you desire.
- Frost your cupcakes and enjoy!
- I piped mine with the Wiltons 1M.
- If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream - 1 tbsp at a time.
- If the frosting is too thin, add more icing sugar - about 1/4 cup at a time.
Recipe by Stacey's Recipes at https://www.staceysrecipes.com/homemade-vanilla-cupcakes-nutella-frosting/
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