If you’re a follower of The Sweetest Kitchen you’ll know that I have a slight obsession with Nutella. My latest Nutella creation is Nutella-coffee frosting. I was hoping this would turn out as nice as it sounded and I am pleased to say that it did!
I originally added two teaspoons of instant coffee, but after tasting the final result I would recommend that that amount be cut down to just one teaspoon. The coffee taste was stronger than the Nutella taste and I wanted to taste both flavors.
I put this frosting onto a simple butter cupcake recipe, but it would also taste nice with chocolate or mocha cupcakes, I think.
A layered cupcake, Nutella sandwiched in between, Nutella/coffee frosting on top, sprinkled with mini chocolate chips.
Thank you Cupcakes Take The Cake, for posting my Nutella sandwich cupcake on your blog!
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons Nutella
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon milk with 1 teaspoon instant coffee and stir until coffee is dissolved.
- In a separate bowl, combine butter, Nutella, sugar, salt, vanilla, and the 1 tablespoon coffee-milk mixture. Mix well with electric mixer, adding more milk as needed to make a fluffy spreadable frosting.
- Makes enough to frost 10-12 cupcakes if just spreading it on with a knife.
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Yes, please!
This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to make them. 🙂
am so happy i found this blog! added to my faves! am gonna try some of the recipes since i adore nutella as well;p
just made the frosting for the chocolate cupcakes..seriously…i’ve never tasted something more..more..i mean..it was AMAZING!
maybe cuz i love coffee flavour sweets and nutella;p
Quelmarth, thank you so much and I am so happy that you loved the Nutella and coffee frosting!
This sounds and looks incredible! I’m making some this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
A little late on this bandwagon, but these looked so good, I just had to repost: http://momentumoffailure.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/nutella-sandwich-cupcake/
Thank you for the awesome compliments! 🙂
Holy yum!! I want one!
Wow! What a delicious, decadent and sinful little cupcake!
Great job!
M
Hopped over from tastespotting…great photo and your nutella coffee frosting does sound yummy, will print out the recipe and keep for just the right cupcake! 🙂
~ingrid
I fainted when I saw this and when I would up I found out I drooled all over my keyboard. I will be sending you the bill for any repairs. This looks too yummy!