Chocolate Obsession Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 12 ferrero rocher candies, unwrapped
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, cut into cubes
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup nutella
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 for the cupcakes.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 3 place cupcake liners into cupcake pan.
• 4 beat together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
• 5 beat butter until soft and creamy.
• 6 add the sugar and beat for two minutes, until it is blended into the butter. add the egg, beat for one minute then add the yolk, beating for another minute.
• 7 beat in the vanilla.
• 8 add half the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 9 add the buttermilk and mix well.
• 10 add the remaining dry ingredients and mix again.
• 11 fold in the melted chocolate with a rubber spatula.
• 12 divide the batter into the prepared cupcake liner.
• 13 press one ferrero rocher into the center of each cupcake.
• 14 bake for 22 - 25 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centers comes out clean.
• 15 transfer the muffin pan to a cooling rack and allow the cakes to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
• 16 cool to room temperature before frosting.
• 17 for the buttercream.
• 18 beat butter for 5 minutes on medium speed. butter will become very pale and creamy.
• 19 add remaining ingredients and mix on low speed for 1 minute and then on medium speed for 5 minutes.
• 20 frosting should be very light, creamy, and fluffy and ready to frost cupcakes.