Nutella lovers, rejoice! These delicious Nutella cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting are simply delightful. Nutella lovers will definitely enjoy these!
Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Fill a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer cream together the butter and granulated sugar until the butter is mostly incorporated with the sugar. There can be a few clumps of butter in the mixture.
Add in the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Mix again on medium-high speed until the eggs are combined well with the creamed butter mixture. Add the Nutella and mix again for 1 minute in order to incorporate the Nutella.
Add the baking powder, four, and cocoa powder. Mix on low speed, scraping the sides until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated into the cupcake batter and the mixture is nice and smooth.
Divide the batter among the cupcake liners and bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes.
While the cupcakes are baking, prepare your strawberry frosting. Slice the strawberries in half and place them in a small saucepan with the granulated sugar over medium heat. Stir until they are a mushy consistency and remove from the heat to cool.
Once the strawberry mixture is cool, combine it with the powdered sugar and butter. Whisk on medium speed with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
When the cupcakes are done, allow the cupcakes to cool in the muffin pan for about 5-10 minutes. All the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting, then frost as desired, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
You want to make sure the cupcakes are not hot to the touch before you frost them. If the cupcakes are too hot, then the buttercream frosting will slide right off the cupcakes and end up a runny mess.
These cupcakes are great room temperature or warm, so you can throw them in the fridge for a little bit if you want to really make sure they are cooled down.
If you do not have salted butter, simply add a quarter teaspoon of salt to the cupcake batter after you cream the butter and sugar.
I like to let the frosting sit in the fridge for about 10 minutes after I make it just to make sure the butter has not softened too much. This can help make the frosting process a little easier.