I’m so stoked you stopped by to check out this recipe. Why? Because it’s awesome and very simple to make (no matter if you’re a good baker or not). You should definitely try it!
What you need to expect from this recipe: 3 awesome things!
- A savory chocolate muffin, with a moist interior and crisp exterior that basically melts into your mouth. All of that filled with healthy and delicious chia seeds.
- Topped with light, fluffy, and fresh – airy cream cheese frosting.
- A super yummy dessert that looks and tastes absolutely amazing.
If you cannot decide what tasty dessert to serve at a party, lunch/dinner or baby-shower, these cupcakes are perfect!
This is how you bake them!
Ingredients
Nutella cupcakes (for 12 cupcakes)
All purpose flour – 20 tablespoons
Nutella spread – 1 cup
Eggs – 4
Baking powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Chia seeds – 1/8 teaspoon (optional)
Cream cheese frosting (for 12 cupcakes)
Heavy whipped cream – 1 cup (room temperature)
Philadelphia cream cheese – 1 brick (room temperature)
Lime juice – 2 tablespoons
Powder sugar – 1 tablespoon
Gel color – 1 drop (optional)
Salt – a pinch of salt
How to
The Nutella cupcakes:
Start by preheating the oven – 350° F
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a mixer
Line a regular 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners
Pour the composition into the individual liners
Bake for 20 minutes
So simple, right? After doing this, you will have some delicious Nutella muffins that should look like this:
Add some delicious cheese cream frosting and turn this simple muffins into good looking yummy cupcakes
The cream cheese frosting:
First, mix with a regular mixer the Philadelphia cream cheese bar with the lime juice and the sugar. It should look something like this:
Add the cup of whipped cream and mix again on medium speed till the cream is solid. Then pour 1 drop of blush pink food coloring gel (or whatever color you prefer). The cream should look something like this:
Let it cool in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Have fun and decorate those cupcakes
Here is what I used for decorating the cupcakes:
Mhm, absolutely delicious!