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NutellaLavaCupcakes

NutellaLavaCupcakes
Author:Cleobuttera
Serves:20to22cupcakes*(seenote)

Cupcakerecipecanbehalvedordoubledwithgreatresults.PleasenotethatIdevelopedthefrostingrecipeusinga
kitchenscalethenconvertedittovolume,sopleaseuseascaleformaximumaccuracyifavailable.Thefrosting
makesenoughtofrost20to22cupcakes,yieldinga1:2ratiooffrostingtocupcake.Ifyoudon'tlikealotoffrosting,
youcanhalvetherecipe.Alternatively,ifyoulikepilesoffrosting,youcanmake1todoubletherecipe,according
tohowmuchyoulikeonthere.Makesureyouhave1(750g)jarofNutellaor2(350g)jarsforthisrecipe.

Ingredients
FortheCupcakes:(youcansubstituteyourfavoritecakemixforashortcut)
cup(4oz/113.4g)unsaltedbutter,softenedtoroomtemperature
1cups(10oz/298g)softlightbrownsugar,packed
2egg,atroomtemperature
1teaspoonsvanillaextract
cup(1oz/40g)unsweetenedcocoapowder,preferablyDutchprocess*(seenote)
1teaspoons(7g)bakingpowder
1teaspoons(7g)bakingsoda
teaspoonsalt
1cups(6.4oz/180g)cakeflour*(seenoteforsubstitution)
cups(5.3oz/150g)sourcream,atroomtemperature
cups(177ml)hotwater(orcoffee)*(seenote)
FortheVeryNutellaFrosting(makesabout3cups):*(seenoteabove)
cup(6oz/170g))unsaltedbutter,softenedtoroomtemperature
6tablespoons(3oz/85g))creamcheese(or6Kirisquares),softenedbutslightlycool
1cupplus2tablespoon(12oz/340g)Nutella
cupminus1tablespoon(3oz/85g)semisweetchocolatechips
cupminus1tablespoon(3oz/85g)milkchocolatechips
FortheNutellaSauceFilling:
cup(8oz/227g)Nutella
cup(60ml)wholemilk
LeftoverNutellasaucefillingorchocolatesyrupfordrizzlingontop,optional
16to17FerreroRocher,orsprinklesorchocolatecurlsfortopping,optional

Instructions
Forthecupcakes:
1.Adjustovenracktomiddleposition.Preheatovento350F/180F.Line2cupcakepanswith20to22cupcake
liners.
2.Inthebowlofastandmixerfittedwiththewhiskattachment(orinalargebowl,ifusingahandheldmixer),
whiskthebutteronhighspeeduntilsmooth.
3.Addthebrownsugarandmixtogetheruntilslightlylightenedincolor,about3minutes.
4.Scrapedownthebowl,thenaddtheeggs,oneatatime,mixingwellaftereachaddition.
5.Addinthevanillaandcontinuemixinguntillightenedmoreincolorandtextureandlooksfluffy,3to5minutes.
Scrapedownthebowl.
6.Addthecocoapowder,bakingpowder,bakingsoda,saltandmixuntilwellblended.Scrapedownthebowl.
7.Withthemixeronlowestspeed,addonethirdoftheflour,followedbyhalfofthesourcream,thenmixtoblend.
Thenaddthesecondthirdoftheflour,followedbytherestofthesourcream,mixagain.Endwiththeremaining
flourandmixjustuntilcombined.Scrapethebowlasneeded.
8.Withthemixerrunningonmediumlowspeed,drizzleinthehotwater(orcoffee)andmixuntilverysmooth,
about1minute.Batterwillbeverythinandsoupy.
9.Portionthebatterevenlyamongthecupcakeliners(Iliketousea3tablespoonsmeasureicecreamscoopfor
asmallercupcake)untilfull,or(acupmeasureicecreamscoopforalargercupcake)untilfull.
10.Bakeuntilthetopsspringbacktothetouchandatoothpickinsertedintothecenterofthecupcakecomes
cleanorwithafewcookedcrumbsattached,16to17minutes.Startcheckingafter15minutes.Thecupcakes
mightdeflateslightlyaftertheycomeoutoftheoven,butshouldNOTlooksunken.Ifthedosink,thatmeans
theywereunderbaked.Theyshouldhaveslightlydomedtops.
11.Letcoolinthepanforabout5minutesoruntilcoolenoughtohandle,thentransfertoawireracktocool
completelybeforefillingandfrosting.
12.Whilethecupcakesarebakingandcooling,makethefrostingandfilling(instructionsbelow)
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13.Tomakeaholeinthecupcake,useapairingknifetomakeadeepcircular(1inchindiameter)cutinthecenter
ofthecupcake.Makesureyouonlycutabouthalfwaythroughthecupcake,anddon'tgoallthewaythrough
thebottom.Anapplecorerwouldalsoworkperfectlyhere.Usingthetipoftheknife,liftthecutpieceofcake
fromdeepinsideandremoveitcompletely.Let'scallthisthe'plug.'Cutthebottomhalfofthe'plug'andsnack
onitordowhateveryouwantwithit.Setasidethetophalfoftheplug,whichwillbeusedtocoverthecupcake
afterfillingthem.
14.Usingasmallspoonorapipingbagorazipperlockbagwiththecornersnippedoff,pourintheNutellasauce
intoeachcupcake.Begenerous:)Fillalmosttothetop.
15.Usethecake'plug'tocoverthetopsofthecupcakes,wheretheyhavebeenfilled.
16.Usingyourfavoritepipingtip(IusedalargeroundtipAteco808)oranoffsetspatulatofrostthecupcakeswith
theVeryNutellaFrosting.Thewayit'sdonehere,isbystartingtopipeinthecenter,goingaroungonce,the
endinginthecenterwithaburstofpressure.
17.Ifdesired,drizzlewithleftoverNutellaSauce,orchocolatesyrup,thentopwithFerreroRocher,sprinklesor
chocolatecurls.
18.Storecupcakesinanairtightcontainer.
FortheVeryNutellaFrosting:
1.Inamediummicrowavablebowl,placebothtypesofchocolatechipsandmeltinthemicrowave,stoppingevery
20secondtostirthechocolate.Heatandstiruntilalmostcompletelymelted.Thewarmthofthemelted
chocolatewillmeltwhateverbitsofchocolateleft.Setasidetocoolslightly.
2.Inanothermediumbowl,combinethebutterandcreamcheeseandbeatusinganelectricmixeruntilsmooth
andwellblended.
3.AddintheNutellaandmixuntilcompletelyincorporated.Scrapedownthebowl.
4.Addinthemeltedchocolateandmixuntileverythingiswellcombined,scrapingthebowlasneed.
FortheNutellaSauceFilling:
1.CombinetheNutellaandmilkinamediumbowl,whiskwelluntilcompletelysmooth.

Notes
*Thecupcakebatterwillmakeanywherebetween20and22cupcakes.Making20willresultinalargercupcakewith
amuffintoplikecap.Making22ontheotherhand,willproducecupcakesthatrisejustrightabovethecupcakeliner
(justliketheonespicturedabove).
*Dutchprocessedcocoapowdergivesadeeper,morechocolateyflavortothesecupcakes.However,ifyoucan't
findit,noworries,naturalunsweetenedcocoaworksreallywelltoo,withoutaffectingtheoutcome.Ifusingnatural
cocoa,usethedarkest,bestqualitycocoayoucanfind.IuseHintzunsweetenedcocoaandloveit!
*Cakeflourgivesthesecupcakesasoftandtendercrumb,butitcouldbehardtofind,atleastwhereIlive.I
substitutethisbyplacing3tablespoonsofcornstarchorcornflourinmymeasuringcup,thenaddtheallpurpose
flourontopofthatandcontinuemeasuringlikeInormallywould.SoIendupusing1cupsminus3tablespoonsof
allpurposeflourplus3tablespoonscornstarch.Ifyouhavecakeflour,justusethat.
*Usingcoffeeinchocolatebakedgoodsintensifiesthechocolateflavorwithoutmakingittastelikecoffee.Ijuststir
in1teaspoonsofinstantcoffee(Nescafe)intomycupofhotwater.Ifyou'renotokaywithusingcoffeethenjust
usehotwaterinstead.
RecipebyCleobutteraathttp://cleobuttera.com/cupcakes/nutellalavacupcakes/

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