Nutella Swirl Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 140 g butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup nutella, approx

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160°c.
• 2 line 12 muffin tins with cupcake or muffin liners.
• 3 sift together the flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl. leave aside.
• 4 cream together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl till texture is light.
• 5 add in the eggs, one at a time till fully incorporated.
• 6 add in the vanilla extract.
• 7 gradually add in the dry ingredients into the wet mix till well-mixed.
• 8 fill up each liner with batter till about 3/4 full.
• 9 top up each cupcake with approximately 1 tbsp of nutella. use a toothpick to swirl the nutella into the batter.
• 10 bake for 20 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 11 remove individual cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack before storing.