Nutella Buttercream

Hi, this recipe is super useful to have around and very easy for anyone to make. I used it to top off a few of my brownies with some biscuit crumbs on top as well {see recipe Here} and it was very nice. The Original Recipe was found on Pinterest but I have put a link to the webpage instead if you want to have a look. The recipe says it makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes generously. But, I halved the recipe and I reckon that if I had made the full recipe 12 cupcakes would have been a good estimate for how much icing it makes. I hope you try out this recipe and enjoy it!!

Dietary Info:

-Contains Nuts {You can substitute for a different chocolate spread that doesn't have nuts. It would work fine}

-Contains Dairy {A good idea, is using a plant-based milk or alternative and a dairy-free margarine/butter}

-Gluten-Free

-Suitable for Vegetarians

-Unsuitable for Vegans

Ingredients:

-1cup unsalted butter {200g} {Make sure it's soft!!}

-2cups icing sugar {150g-200g per cup}

-2/3cups Nutella {3 dessert spoons}

-1tsp vanilla extract {I ran out so I added in 1tsp maple syrup]

-2tbsp heavy whipping cream {In the comments, people had used milk as a substitute but I didn't put anything in as I was worried it would be too runny}

Method:

1: In a stand mixer a fixed with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and powdered sugar on low until well-blended. Add the Nutella and increase the speed to medium. Beat for two minutes. {If you don't have a fancy machine, like me, I used a potato masher to cream the unsalted butter and sugar together, I would normally use a spoon but I hadn't left my butter out for long enough and it was super hard, so I had to improvise. Then, just mix in the nutella with a wooden spoon}
2: Add the vanilla extract and salt and whip for an additional 30 seconds. {Or mix until combined}

3: Add the whipping cream and beat for about one minute, until the frosting lightens slightly in both colour and texture. {Or mix with a wooden spoon. I didn't do this step though as I felt that the extra liquid would make it too runny}