Nutella Cupcakes

Moist chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy dreamy Nutella frosting.

If you have zero self-control when it comes to Nutella, like I do, and if you love cupcakes, which couldn’t possibly be more than I do, then you should absolutely consider these cupcakes for your next baking project!

At a recent bachelorette party I went to, we played one of those silly traditional games where you need to pick a card and answer a random question written on it. The question I got was: What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever carried with you in your bag? Weird, but not too surprising, my answer was a jar of Nutella. The larger jar of Nutella. I’ll save from you the whole story of how it got into my bag, because it didn’t stay there for that long anyway, but that’s just how much I love it.

Let’s talk about these cupcakes, although I‘m pretty sure I don’t need to convince you that these are amazing—especially with the candied hazelnuts added on top. I’m trying hard to keep myself from eating a third cupcake right now. Let’s see how well that works.

These moist, fluffy cupcakes have a deep chocolatey flavor. In fact, they’re my favorite chocolate cupcakes, and they turn out perfect every single time. I’ve been using this recipe for years now, and I tried so many before it, so you can count on my word.

And then… there’s the frosting. I’m drooling just from thinking about it. And please try to keep yourself from picturing that, because it’s not a lovely sight. I ate so much of the frosting before I even started to frost the cupcakes that I barely had enough to finish. And just in case you were wondering, there’s lots of Nutella in that frosting!