Kinder Bueno Cupcakes
| PREP TIME: 15 MIN | BAKE TIME: 17 MIN | TOTAL TIME: 32 |
What a way to end the Holiday Season. Make these Gingerbread latte cupcakes. They are fun, delicious and so festive!
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcake
- 1 Cup + 1 TBSP Flour
- 1/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder
- 2 TBSP Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
- 1/3 Cup Cooffee(or Water +1 Tsp Instant Coffee)
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Tsp Vanilla
Kinder Buttercream
- 1 1/2 Cups Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2/3 Cups Kinder Spread( Using 4-2 Pack White Kinder Bueno)
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 1 Tsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Nutella for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
- In a large bowl combine buttermilk, sugar,eggs vegetable oil,coffee, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well combined
- In a separate bowl, sift all your dry ingredients.
- Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients in two additions until combined well. But do not over mix.
- Fill cupcakes 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake for 17-20 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
Kinder Buttercream
- Using a food processor add the Kinder Buenos and
- Once reached the amber color, give it a little stir so that the color is even around the pan.
- As soon as you have the amber color all around the syrup remove from heat immediately and stir in the butter.
- The mixture will be bubbly and look like it makes no sense but just give it a moment.
- Next, pour in the heavy cream and vanilla. Stir until everything is combined.
- Pour into a heat proof container add ½ Tsp Sea Salt and mix until combined. Allow to cool completely before using. It will thicken as it cools.
Salted Caramel Buttercream
- In a stand mixer or handheld mixer, beat unsalted butter on Med/High speed for 5 minutes until it is soft and fluffy.
- Scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl and add in your powdered sugar one cup at a time. Once you’re on your second cup add milk and vanilla. Then continue adding sugar.
- Beat on high for about 5 more minutes until lighter in color but soft and fluffy in texture.
- Add ¼ Cup of salted caramel and beat for 1-2 minutes until combined.
Assembly
- Once cupcakes are cooled and buttercream is done. Using your favorite piping tip, pipe swirls going up on the cupcake.
- Drizzle a little bit more caramel sauce on the cupcake and garnish with fresh thyme.
- Enjoy once it's ready or refrigerate up to 5 days and take out your desired amount to thaw before enjoying.
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