Ingredients
Equipment
Method
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 356º F (180° C). Place cupcake liners in a 12 cupcake pan. Also, in a medium bowl, sift the flour with the cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix with a spoon and set aside.
- Add the instant coffee to the boiling water and stir with a spoon to dissolve. Set aside until needed.
- Separately, in a large bowl add the oil with the two types of sugar, the eggs, the vanilla extract and the buttermilk. Beat with a hand whisk for 2 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy. You can also use an electric mixer for all this.
- Add in the flour mixture in two separate additions, beating for 10 seconds after each addition to get a smooth batter. Finally, add the boiling coffee and beat just until it is integrated into the mixture.
- Carefully pour the mixture into the 12 muffin cups filling each one to 3/4 of its capacity. Bake the cupcakes at 356º F (180° C) for approximately 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
- Once ready, take the cupcakes out of the oven and let them cool down completely before decorating.
For the kinder bueno filling:
- In a medium bowl add all the ingredients and mix with a spoon until smooth.
For the frosting and finish:
- To make the frosting, place the chocolate with the whipping cream in a large microwave safe bowl. Melt in the microwave for 30-second intervals, i.e., put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and take it out after this time to mix a little with a spoon. Repeat the process until the chocolate is completely melted, which prevents it from burning.
- Once the chocolate is melted, add the nutella to the same bowl and beat with a hand whisk until you get a very smooth mixture. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the frosting for 1 hour. When this time has passed, beat it with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes until the frosting is fluffy, smooth and thick enough to decorate the cupcakes.
- Once the frosting has a creamy but firm consistency, place it in a piping bag with a star or round piping tip and refrigerate until needed.
- Separately, with a small knife or cupcake corer, carefully remove the center of the cupcakes and set aside. Fill each cupcake with 2 teaspoons of the kinder bueno filling and then place the removed piece on top of each cupcake.
- Decorate the cupcakes with the frosting as you prefer. Then place a piece of the kinder bueno chocolate on top of the frosting of each cupcake and that's it!
