If you haven't heard Georgia has been covered in snow for the past 4 days. I have been stuck in my house doing nothing. Why didn't i post on here? I didn't have sugar, vanilla, or butter. Not much can be made without those..Once the snow melted to the point we could drive, the first place i went was to the grocery store. Now most of you know about Nutella, but for those sheltered folks, Nutella is the most amazing peanut chocolate concoction. Now I've seen Nutella, but i don't care much for peanut butter. The reason why i never bothered to buy it. I have bought many chocolate peanut butters but none worth buying again. I'm the person when they make a peanut butter & jelly sandwich its mostly jelly. Anyway, I bought it, and i freaking love it! So much so my sandwich is now equal if not more Nutella than jelly.
While eating my strawberry jelly and Nutella sandwich, i thought this would be an awesome cupcake! So here it is, strawberry cupcake with Nutella icing!!
Strawberry Cupcake
- 1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 oz or 1 stick of unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup chopped up strawberries ( i used frozen)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, and salt) and set aside. Cream butter until fluffy, gradually add the sugar until incorporated. Add the whole and egg whites slowly, mix until blended. Add half of the dry ingredients and mix until almost incorporated then add the rest and mix until blended. Pour into baking cups and place in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. Makes about 12 cupcakes.
At this time this is my favorite strawberry cupcake recipe from Sprinkles..but its not enough strawberry tasting for my likes. I'm on a mission to find/make a better one.
Nutella Frosting
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 3-5 tbsp of whole milk or heavy cream
- 3 cups of confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 1 stick of butter
Cream butter until fluffy. Add Nutella and vanilla, mix until blended. Then add confectioners sugar mix until incorporated. Add a tablespoon or 2 of milk at time until smooth.
My frosting came out runny, i added milk like a crazy person, but still had a lovely taste to it. Don't do what i did! Slowly add your milk!
