Easy Nutella Cupcakes (Cake Mix)

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Easy Nutella cupcakes recipe with cake mix box. Filled with chocolate hazelnut Nutella and topped off with Nutella buttercream frosting.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cupcakes

Calories: 321kcal

In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, oil, milk, brewed coffee, hazelnut extract and mix until smooth.
Add the chocolate cake mix and mix until just combined. Don't over-mix. A few lumps in the batter are completely fine.
Pour batter in cupcake liners and bake at 350 degrees F for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool completely.
While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the frosting.
Fill a piping bag with Nutella and attach the long filling tip (Wilton tip 230). Hold the piping bag on top of the cupcake at a 90 degree angle and gently push it through the center, about halfway through. Then, squeeze your piping bag until the center of cupcake starts filling up and gradually pull away.
Fill a piping bag with frosting and attach Wilton Tip 1M (large star tip) and pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake. Enjoy.

All ingredients for the cupcakes must be at room temperature to allow for even blending and mixing.
Do not over-mix the cupcake batter because that will yield very tough, gummy and rubbery cupcakes that no one likes.
Do not fill or frost warm cupcakes because the filling and frosting will melt and create a sticky mess.
Make sure not to over-bake cupcakes because that will make them dry and cause all the moisture to evaporate in the oven.
Do not even think about omitting the hazelnut extract because that's the key ingredient which gives these cupcakes a nutty flavor.
Please note that cake mix boxes are getting smaller in size. This recipe needs a 15.25 oz. box. If you have a smaller box, use the powder from 2 boxes and a weighing scale to measure out 15.25 oz.
You must use oil in the batter and not replace it with butter because that yields a dense and heavy texture.
Read additional tips and variations above.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.