Nutella Cupcakes

Thankfully I made these before the price of Nutella increased. It was one of my toughest times reading that hazelnuts were becoming scarce so the price would increase :( many a night has been spent devouring it. Time to discover a new comfort food I think. Below is my recipe for Nutella cupcakes.

Ingredients
To make 12 cupcakes

9 oz Plain flour
3 oz Cocoa
3 Tsp Baking powder
17oz Caster sugar
300ml Milk
150 ml Olive oil
2 eggs
300ml Boiling water

Icing
230g Unsalted butter
240g Icing sugar
222g Nutella
3-4Tbsp Heavy cream
2 Tsp Vanilla essence
Sprinkle of salt
Chocolate chips
Hershey' s chocolate sauce

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. In a large bowl mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and sugar.
3. Pour in milk, oil, egg and beat until smooth.
4. Pour in boiling water and beat.
5. Pour into cases, and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Allow to cool.
7. For the icing whisk the butter for 3 minutes. Sift in the icing sugar first then Nutella and beat on  medium speed for 1 min. Add vanilla then the cream and  beat for 3 minutes. 
8. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and sprinkle chocolate chips ontop. Drizzle Hershey's chocolate sauce over it.