Cupcaking

Chocolate Nutella Cupcakes

Ingredients for cupcakes:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Ingredients for nutella buttercream:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup Nutella
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1-2 Tbsp milk

Baking Instructions: http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2011/07/18/chocolate-nutella-cupcakes/

It’s been a while since I’ve baked something. I’ve been so busy with life that I haven’t had the opportunity to bake. Recently I had a reunion with some of my closest girlfriends and we always make a point to bake something delicious. What better ingredient to join us all together was Nutella! I found this recipe while I was searching through Pinterest and couldn’t wait to try this out. 

Everything about this recipe was extremely easy. The only setback I had was piping the icing onto the cupcake. Honestly it was my 2nd time piping icing so I’m not actually pro enough yet. My icing needed to be a little more fluffier so I’ll definitely have to work on it. Overall everything tasted delicious and I can’t wait to make more of these. 

Happy baking everyone! ♥

Chocolate Nutella Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temp.
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 3/4 cup of white sugar
• 1 cup of Nutella
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 cups & 2 tsp of all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup of mini chocolate chips

Baking Instructions: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chocolate_nutella_cookies/

This recipe is beyond delicious. It makes about 6 dozen cookies so it’s definitely great for big parties or small get-togethers with friends and family. Kids will definitely love the chocolatey taste and everybody loves Nutella! This recipe does give the option of adding in hazelnuts, but it still tastes just as great without them. It’s definitely a win-win for everybody when you bake these delicious cookies, unless you’re allergic to hazelnuts. 

I’m not a big fan of having cookie batter stuck under my nails so I used my ice cream scooper to make them all the same size and shape (the batter scooped up looks like scoops of real ice cream!) This was quick and easy to make and I had a great time making them with my close friends. 

Happy baking everyone! ♥