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23-Feb-12

Quick Chocolate Cupcake with Nutella

Quick, as in you don’t need to bring your ingredients to room temperature. No standing mixer, no hand mixer. If you have a sudden crave over some chocolate treat, get up, whip this up, after 20 minutes, you have these delicious babies. 

I’m glad that I found this recipe. Such an easy yet versatile and heavenly recipe that you could have it plain, convert it into a cake that goes with raspberry meringue buttercream or chocolate buttercream. Or just smear some Nutella on top to make it extra delicate. Love it!

Ingredients (12 regular-sized cupcake or one 9-inch cake):

1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup warm water mixed with 2 tablespoons espresso powder
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup Nutella

Directions:

Grease muffin tin or line with muffin liners.

To prepare cupcakes, in a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, mix together espresso, vinegar, vanilla and oil.

Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture, mix until just blended.

Divide the batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

Spread Nutella on top of each cupcake before serving.

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12 Comments

  1. Belinda @zomppa

    I am DROOLING!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted on 23-Feb-12 at 5:43 pm | Permalink
  2. torviewtoronto

    looks wonderful deliciously done

    Posted on 23-Feb-12 at 5:59 pm | Permalink
  3. Kiri W.

    Ooooh, death by Nutella and chocolate :) The perfect way to go!

    Posted on 23-Feb-12 at 6:27 pm | Permalink
  4. Asiya

    Love this! My son’s favorite cake is chocolate…great this is so quick since little boys can be very impatient!

    Posted on 23-Feb-12 at 7:57 pm | Permalink
  5. Medeja

    Looks really great! And if it’s quick it makes it even better :)

    Posted on 24-Feb-12 at 1:50 am | Permalink
  6. RavieNomNoms

    YES PLEASE! Who doesn’t love Nutella!

    Posted on 24-Feb-12 at 6:48 am | Permalink
  7. Patti

    These cupcakes look amazing…can’t wait to try them!!! Glad I found you blog!!!

    Posted on 26-Feb-12 at 1:58 pm | Permalink
  8. Kita

    Quick goes a long way. These sound perfect.

    Posted on 27-Feb-12 at 5:06 pm | Permalink
  9. Cierra

    I just made these after seeing your post on tastespotting. I made whipped cream nutella frosting instead of using straight nutella and topped it with chopped hazelnuts. It was a huge hit and I am definitely going to make this recipe again.

    Posted on 29-Feb-12 at 1:37 pm | Permalink
  10. N

    What kind of flour did you use?

    Posted on 26-Mar-12 at 5:12 pm | Permalink
  11. Emily

    These were perfect. I used whole wheat flour and brown sugar and served them warm… Loved them! So light and fluffy and so quick and easy to make! And perfect for my husband who can’t have dairy. Definitely will become one of my ‘go to’ desserts.

    Posted on 07-Apr-12 at 8:32 pm | Permalink
  12. Dr Haider

    looks delicious….but what can I use as a white wine vinegar substitute?

    Posted on 09-Apr-12 at 6:09 am | Permalink