Tall, Dark, and Handsome Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes

Name: Tall, Dark, and Handsome Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 227 grams butter, room temperature; 240 milliliters buttermilk; 100 grams hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella); 86 grams cocoa powder (recommended: Valrhona); 220 grams dark brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoons espresso powder, optional; 63 grams flour, for coating; 188 grams all-purpose flour; 200 grams granulated sugar; 180 grams whole hazelnuts; 119 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 240 milliliters hazelnut liquor (recommended: Frangelico); 3 Tbsps hazelnut liquor (recommended: Frangelico); 135 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, optional

You can never have too many American recipes, so give Tall, Dark, and Handsome Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes a try. For 79 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 24. One serving contains 372 calories, 5g of protein, and 19g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. A mixture of semisweet chocolate chips, hazelnut liquor, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Almond Dark Chocolate Pancakes with Dark chocolate sauce, Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting, and Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse.

Instructions

For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with 24 cupcake liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk the hazelnut liquor and cocoa powder together until combined.

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Cocoa Powder

Hazelnuts

Liquor

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Whisk

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Butter

Cream

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Add the eggs, 1 at a time, until each has been incorporated.

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Egg

Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract and mix until fully combined. Turn the mixer to low, and add the flour and cocoa mixture, alternating between the 2, beginning and ending with the flour.

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Vanilla Extract

Buttermilk

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

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Mix until just combined and no streaks remain. Set aside while you prepare the filling.

For the filling: In the bowl of a food processor, grind the hazelnuts until they reach a very fine sand consistency.

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Hazelnuts

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Food Processor

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Add the hazelnut spread and process until the mixture begins to clump.

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Hazelnut Spread

Add the hazelnut liquor 1 tablespoon at a time, or until the mixture is able to ball easily in your hand.

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Hazelnuts

Liquor

With your hands, form the paste into balls about the size of a very large cherry.

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Cherries

Roll the balls lightly in the flour to absorb any excess liquid.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll

To assemble: Fill the cupcake liners about 1/4 of the way full with the cupcake batter.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Place 1 ball of filling in each liner, and then cover the filling with the remaining batter so each cupcake is about 3/4 of the way full.

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Cupcakes

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.

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Cupcakes

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Dip each cupcake top into the Chocolate Ganache, forming an even layer, and allow to cool.

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Chocolate

Cupcakes

Dip

In a heat-proof bowl, microwave the heavy cream on high for 1 to 2 minutes. The cream should be very hot to the touch.

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Cream

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While the cream is being heated, place the chocolate chips and espresso powder in a medium heat-proof bowl. Once the cream is ready, pour it on top of the chocolate chips and whisk until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture has thickened.

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Chocolate Chips