Nutella Swirl Cupcakes

Adapted from http://decadenze.com/

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 140  g butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 3  medium eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  cup  nutella, approx

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Line 12 muffin tins with cupcake or muffin liners.
3. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl. Leave aside.
4. Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl till texture is light.
5. Add in the eggs, one at a time till fully incorporated.
6. Add in the vanilla extract.
7. Gradually add in the dry ingredients into the wet mix till well-mixed.
8. Fill up each liner with batter till about 3/4 full.
9. Top up each cupcake with approximately 1 tbsp of nutella. Use a toothpick to swirl the nutella into the batter.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
11. Remove individual cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack before storing.