Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes are delicious chocolate cupcakes stuffed with Ferrero Rocher candy and topped with decadent Nutella frosting. This rich chocolate cupcake recipe is easy to make, can be made in under an hour, and must be tried if you call yourself a chocolate lover.
A Chocolate Cupcake Recipe With Nutella Frosting
If you have seen the photo of this beautiful Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes , then you have surely wanted to see the instructions how to prepare these divine chocolate treats. Of course! But, before you find the instructions, what you will find is the ultimateguide how to keep at least half of these beautiful cupcakes from potential attacks during their preparation 🙂 At least for me, that was a very big problem while I was preparing this fantastic dessert a few days ago, a bigger problem than the preparation itself.
OK, let me make the situation a little clearer! If you have already read some of my chocolate posts, you know that during the preparation of anything with chocolate (for instance), two big dangers lurk in my kitchen: my little son who loves different truffles more because of playing with them than eating, and my husband, who is a real Tasmanian Devil when something with chocolate is in front of him.
This time the danger was triple because Ferrero Rocher balls were supposed to be saved (I really don’t know a person who doesn’t love them) and after that beautiful Chocolate Nutella Frosting, and in the end, the finished Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes should stand at least a little while in the fridge.
I will be completely honest and admit that I had no success in any of the tasks, but for all of you who will dare to try, here are 3 very useful advices (steps).
3 Steps to Keep the Ingredients for Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes 🙂
- 1. How to get yourself enough Ferrero Rocher balls for the cupcakes? – The only way is to buy much more than you really need. In my case, just a few moments of loosing concentration were enough for a few balls to disappear in the play of my son and the mouth of my carnivorous husband 🙂 So you can’t leave anything to chance, just buy more Fererro Rocher balls.
- 2. How to have enough Nutella Frosting for the cupcakes? – Very simple. Like in the preceding case, make half a measure of frosting more and offer it to the carnivores with the spoons in their hands. If you try to save your exact measure you will find yourself in a battle you have no chance to win, so better make the concessions now .
- 3. How to keep the finshed Ferrero Rocher cupcakes and leave them for some time in the fridge to get cold? – In this case, there are two solutions! You may stand for some 30 minutes by the fridge and fight the attacking chocoholics or you may sacrifice two cupcakes and give them immediately to the attackers. In that way, you give yourself some breathing space .
And that’s it. Now that you are ready for the whole process of preparatiton of Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes , the time has come to offer you the instructions . And these photos will tell you that they are worth the effort. More than a thousand words 🙂 ENJOY!!!
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Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 minutes- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 12 cupcakes 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
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Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes are delicious chocolate cupcakes stuffed with Ferrero Rocher candy and topped with decadent Nutella frosting. This rich chocolate cupcake recipe is easy to make, can be made in under an hour, and must be tried if you call yourself a chocolate lover.
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 cups vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 Ferrero Rocher (frozen)
For Chocolate Nutella Frosting:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 1/3 cup Nutella
- 4 oz semisweet baking chocolate
- 2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 tespoon vanilla
For Garnish:
- 12 Ferrero Rocher
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line standard cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- With electric mixer beat together oil, egg, buttermilk and vanilla extract on medium speed until well combined.
- Add dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
- Cupcake liners should be about 2/3 full. First add about 1 tablespoon of the batter, then place unwrapped (frozen) Ferrero Rocher in each cup and add remaining batter.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in cupcake comes out clean (it takes about 16-20 minutes)
- Wait the cupcakes to cool completely before icing
- To make the frosting melt 4 oz chocolate and let it cool to a room temperature.
- Beat the butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy, then add cream cheese and mix well.
- Add vanilla, salt, Nutella,cocoa and melted chocolate and mix it well to combine evenly.
- Set the frosting in the fridge for 15 minutes to set, then frost the cupcakes and garnish with Ferrero Rocher.
- Store in the fridge until serving.
160 comments
Instructions have vanilla as an ingredient in the frosting, but it’s not listed in the ingredients. How much vanilla do you put in the frosting?
Hi Jenniffer, my mistake, thanks for noticed that.
1/2 teaspoon vanilla will be enough.
Everything went smoothly, did forget the buttermilk and used instead milk/lemon juice. The birthday girl didn t taste it yet she s turning 11 today!!
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Hi, can regular milk be used instead of buttermilk?
Hi Hind, you can use regular milk, but I prefer buttermilk because cupcakes turn out much more moist than with regular milk.
If you don’t have buttermilk, taking normal milk and adding a teaspoon or so of lemon juice and leaving to stand for 10 mins will have the same effect 🙂
I love the warnings against the chocoholics, hahah (:<
This recipe came prepared… I am definitely going to make these soon. and when I do I will be the first to rate them! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
If this makes 12, won’t you need 24 of the Rocher? 12 for the insides and 12 for the garnish?
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Yes Maria, you noticed that well, thanks.If you want to put Ferrero on each cup for garnish you’ll need 24.
Hi – the recipe does give 12 for the cakes and 12 for the garnish = 24 they are just listed separately under each section.
my batter is. A little thick. Is that ok?
Hi Sara,I’m a little late with the reply, I hope that your cupcakes turned out good.
my batter was pretty thick as well. My cupcakes also werent as sweet as I would have liked, any thougHts?
can you please convert into british measurements.
thanks
I can’t i’m sorry Sue.
I can convert to British measurement Sue
Hi, thank you for the recipe, but just to be clear is there no butter added in the cake mix? ✌️Thanks ✌️
Hi Nusayba, this recipe use vegetable oil for the cupcakes, no butter. Happy baking 🙂
Did you have to freeze the Ferrero Rocher prior to baking so it wouldn’t melt inside the cupcake?
Hi Rachel, you can put them in the freezer for awhile.
Hello just wondered can you miss the cream cheese out of the frosting ? Some people do and do not like it and these are for others not myself.
Hi Rosie, you can skip it.
How long will these last in the fridge?
Hi Michelle, I can not tell you exactly, but certainly a few days and you can freeze them too if you need to keep them for a long time, just put them in air-tight container.
Hi from France !
I made that recipe for my coworkers, they looooved it so much ! I just replaced your frosting by a nutella chantilly, it was a bit lighter I think 🙂
Thank you very much, I think it will become one of my Christmas recipes 😀
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Thanks Emilie 🙂
I love your idea for nutella chantilly,I have to try it once.
I am wondering how you can tell if they are done when the candy is in the middle. Won’t the toothpick hit it?
Hi Karey, try not to pick the candy.
Hello, can i use this recipe to make a cake instead
I didn’t try it but I think it will work, too.
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i tried to make this and it was a big hit! My boyfriend loved it so much and he ate two of them in a row. I loved the frosting and couldn’t stop eat it. Thank you so much for the recipe
Thanks Vanni, I’m glad you liked them
Hi, wouldn’t the ferrero melt inside th cupcake once u bake it? How did it stay in shape inside th cupcake while baking it?
Hi Jacelyn,freez them for 15 minutes before place them in the cupcake.
For Chocolate Cupcakes:
US UK Measurements
1 cup all-purpose flour 125g
¾ cup sugar 150g
1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt
½ cup cocoa powder 65g
¾ cups vegetable oil 180ml
½ cup buttermilk 120ml
1 egg 1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 Ferrero Rocher 12 Ferrero Rocher
For Chocolate Nutella Frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar 125g UK Icing Sugar
½ cup unsalted butter 110g
¼ cup cream cheese 60g
⅓ cup Nutella 75g
4 oz semisweet baking chocolate 110g semisweet baking chocolate
2 Tablespoon cocoa powder 2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
pinch of salt pinch of salt
½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon vanilla
A UK conversion- you super star !!
Hi there! These cupcakes are absolutely beautiful and I’m so excited to make them. I was just wondering, what number tip did you use to pipe the frosting on?
Thanks Hannah. I used wilton 1M , but I slightly bent the end of the tip to close it just a little.
Should I freeze the ferrero rocher that goes inside the cupcake to prevent it from melting?
Yes Jenn, you should do that.
Amazing recepie!! Thanks my family love IT
made these for Thanksgiving and while the frosting was AMAZING and delicious, the cake was gross! I don’t know what I could have done wrong, but I followed the recipe perfectly. The cakes were dry, crumbly, and literally tasted like flour. I’d like to try them again, any suggestions?
Thanks!
Can i skip cream cheese from cupcakes
Hi Ash Khan, you can skip it.
I made these tonight. The frosting seems like a lot of work, but it was actually pretty easy. They came out and tasted great!
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Hi there! Just made two batches and the batter is quite thick (doesn’t look the same as your pictures) is it still going to turn out ok?
Merry Christmas!!
Hi Caitlin, I hope they turned out Ok, do not overbaked them if your batter is thick, or they might be too dry.
Merry Christmas too you, too !!!
Is the cocoa powder unsweetened?
Hi Hannah,ut’s unsweetened cocoa powder.
Hi, can i make a cake instead with the same recipe and forerro rochers inside the cake ? I hope it wont burst as the depth thickness of the cake wont be as much as that of the cupcakes.
Hi Shubnz, I didn’t try this in a cake form so I can’t tell.
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Hey, you said to add cocoa (I assume powder) to the batter, but that isn’t in the batter ingredient list, only in the frosting list.bH
Sorry. Continuing on my last question, how much coco powder do I use for the batter?
Oops again, I see it now.
Made made these yesterday and they are so good! Really strong and rich though!
Like someone else, I ended up with a much thicker batter than pictures, no idea why. The cake was still good, just very crumbly. No idea if related.
Thanks for sharing!
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Can i use regular milk ?
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Aleksandra you can use regular milk:)
Vera, What would you use in place of the nutella within the frosting if one doesn’t like it.
(Ya, I’m weird)
Hi Joe,you just skip Nutella, or you could add a little more melted chocolate or cocoa powder(to taste).
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I made these today and my mixture was thick and my cakes turned out dry and crumbly. I was gutted as I wanted to show off 🙂
Hello! Would like to know if it will change the texture of the frosting if I skipped the cream cheese? 🙂
Hi Em,you could add one or two Tablespoon of whipped cream if it doesen’t looks creamy enough.
hi ,,, can i use something else instead of creamcheese ???? or won’t you get the creamcheese taste in the frosting ???
Hi Lisette, you can use butter instead.
Hi… can i skip the egg ?? I want to bake them for my friends but they dont take egg . Is there any substitution for it . Thanks
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Hi Priyanga,1/4 of yogust OR 1/4 cup applesauce is using instead of one egg, but I didn’t try so I can’t tell how it will turns out.
Thanks
Ok.Thanks.
Hi, what does it mean by ‘all purpose flour’ is that self-raising or plain ?
Hi Josie, it’s plain flour.
Hi could I use self-raising flour in place of all-purpose flour and baking soda? Thanks!
They are delicious… very good recipe..
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Hello, can i skip the semisweet baking chocolate for the frosting?
Hi Alexa,I think you could skip it
Hello Vera, what substitute can i make for the cocoa? it tends to make my cupcake dry and starchy (i thought the cocoa is the culprit) thank you!
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I ended up adding 1/4 cup nor of buttermilk add the battery was very thick .. Just waiting for them to come out of the oven .
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hi Vera!I´m ellouisa from the Netherlands. I really love your blog! this week I made your wonderful ferrero cupcakes for my birthday,they were delicious,everybody loved them.
I posted them on my own blog:
http://ellouisacooking.blogspot.nl/2015/06/ferrero-rocher-cupcakes.html
Thanks for your recipe!
love,ellouisa
Thanks Ellouisa, your cupcakes turned out great, prettier than mine,I’m jelous 😉
Happy Birthday!!!
I don’t eat eggs, do you have an idea of what I can use instead
Hi Nidhi, you can search some substitut like apple sauce or something else, but I’m not sure how it will taste.
hiya, how many calories are in each cake with frosting please . Thanks 🙂
I’m sorry Andrea, I can’t provide you that info.
Vera, there is a website called ‘verywell’ that let’s you cut and paste your recipe into it, and then gives you all the nutritional information for it. Try it out. I love it!
I can’t wait to try this! I noticed a comment asking how many calories are in each cupcake. I imported the recipe into My Fitness Pal. The cupcakes are 599 calories each. If they taste as delicious as they look, it’s totally worth it. 🙂
Hi what temperature is it in gas mark ???
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I’m sorry Carl, I can’t help you with that.
These look so good!!! What tip did you use for the pretty frosting?
Hi Eli, it is wilton 1 M tip, but I close a little the end of the tip.
You have put in your instructions to whisk the dry ingredients did you actually mean mix
Hi Nicole,just stir dry ingredients.
Can I cut the chocolate Ferreros in half for mini cupcakes? Will anything else have to change? Plus thank you very much 🙂
Hi Suzi, if you bake mini cupcakes start checking them after 10 mins, and you will probably have batter for more than 24 mini cupcakes.
For the frosting where it says vanilla, what vanilla is it? Pods? Essence? Pls help as would like to make for work thank u x
Hi Hannah, use vanilla essence.
I baked these cakes this afternoon and they took the better part of 25 mins to cook at which point I pulled them out of the oven to find that the oil had run all over the tray and soaked right through the cupcake cases. 3/4 cup of oil seems a large amount and when I was making it I thought this. Are you sure this is the correct measurement? If it is it seems I’ve wasted the $30 it cost me for ingredients. I will find a better chocolate cake mix and use that I think.
Hi Aussiegirl, I’m really sorry about that. 3/4 cup oil is correct, but you’re probably overloaded the cups (they should be just 2/3 full)
Hi Vera
By the icing recipe you say powder sugar is it Icing sugar or caster sugar?
Thanks
Hi Christa, it’s icing sugar 🙂
Your instructions says place unwrapped Ferraro Rocher into cupcake mix??
They are wrapped in foil.
Can I use self-raising flour in place of all-purpose flour and baking soda? Thanks!
Hi VC, I haven’t tried that way so I can’t give you any advice.
i have made these twice now and i never get to eat them myself as the just fly off the plate. WOW. OMG. AMAZING. HEAVEN. Just a few of the words people have said to me about them, thank you.
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I will be traveling to asia which will be like a 17-18 hour flight… will these hold up on the trip or should i not even try to take them as a treat?
Hi Molu, I wouldn’t recommend that. I like to keep in the fridge everything made with butter or milk, especially in the summer.
Mmm they look scrumptious… Bet you got sick of all the stupid questions though didn’t ya!? Haha ?
Hi! the batter was super dry and thick? i added about 3-4 tbl sp water and the batter turned out perfect.super yummy 🙂
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Ok, erhhhhhmm, I made these today. Normally I buy the frosting as I always assumed it was complicated.
Today however I made (ate) it and it was super delish. My God, I was lucky there was any left over to frost the cupcakes.
I had no problem warding off my two boys as I had the sense to make them while they were in school. LOL.
YUM YUM YUM, thanks a mill.
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Thanks Mel, I’m glad you like it 🙂
Nuh-uh, thank you. A BIG hit here, too nice that’s the problem.
Also thanks to the poster who converted to UK/Ire measurements. Much appreciated.
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Is the sugar used caster sugar or normal every day sugar the you’d use in hot drink or on cereal?
Hi Jade, it’s regular sugar, not caster sugar
which nozzle have you used
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I use large open star.
hello what if i didnt want to make the cupcakes from scratch could i buy the boxed cupcakemix?
Hi Christi, you can use boxed cake mix.
Could I use a boxed cake mix for this recipe – sorry, i’m not much of a baker. thanks
Hi Patricia, you can do that,of course.
I’m about to make these for a coffee morning in aid of charity (macmillan nurses) they sound fantastic
I will let you know what people think after the event
Debbie from Bristol UK.
Thanks for stopping by Debbie. Please, let me know 🙂
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I’m not too keen on Ferrero Rocher, do you think it would work with maybe a Lindt Lindor if I froze that?
Hi Trudy, you can use frozen Lindt Lindor.
Hi, I’m going to make this recipe today for a surprise party for my husband tomorrow, kinda nervous but not a biggy! Anyways, I was wondering if instead of making the cake, can I make one from the box? Of course the flavor won’t be the same as yours but, I’m kinda in a hurry for all the thing I have yo prepare, do you think it’ll work? Hope you answer me today! Thank you so much (:
Hi Cristina, you can use boxed cake mix,of course.
I’m sure they will be fine.
Happy baking 😉
Hey, can this recipe be made into a cake instead of cupcakes
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Hi Nour, I haven’t tried but I think it could.
Hi Vera,
I saw that you mentioned that cream cheese can be skipped. Is there an alternative for it? I’m just worried that the frosting wouldn’t taste the same without it?
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Hi Jamie,it won’t taste the same but I suggested it if someone doesn’t like it.
I’m more of a semi homemade baker. I made this recipe with a few changes. I used Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Decadence cake mix. I cut back to 3/4 cup of water onthe package directions and added a tablespoon of cold coffee. Saved the filling mix for another time. Followed your recipe for the rest. Turned out unbelievable. Really awesome. Thanks for the recipe. By the way the girl who was allergic to eggs. There are lots of eggless cake recipies on line use one of those and follow this recipe for the rest.
Just made these, they were delicious! The icing didn’t work out for some reason, clumped together and didn’t spread well, but ate it all nonetheless! Thanks for a fantastic recipe! 🙂
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WOW! I made these today and they were decadent! Courtney, my icing also clumped but I added a couple of tablespoons of sour cream and continued beating; the icing came together perfectly. My cupcakes sunk a bit but after icing them they looked fine and tasted like super chocolate fudge inside.
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do you have this recipe in metric measurements please?
Hi Tina, I don’t have it,sorry.
Hi does the ferrero retain the crunch?
Does the ferrero retain its crunch in the middle
Hi Kerry, it won’t stay very crunchy, but it still tastes great.
What kind of buttermilk did you use? Low fat, whole?
Hi Alondra, I always prefer whole
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How did you melt the chocolate for the frosting? In the microwave or on the stove?
Could you use regular chocolate cake mix? Im not a pro baker haha
Hi Cassie, you could try that.
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Can i use olive oil instead of vegetable oil? Ohh and also does it HAVE to be unsalted butter? Or can i just use the regular one?
HI Elizabeth,you can use olive oil and if use salted butter omit the ‘pinch of salt’.
Approximately how much batter will it take to cover the candies in the center?
I see 1 tablespoon for the bottom but I’m a notorious overfiller on cupcakes so I was curious if you had an approximation on how much Is added on top PV the candy
Tried this recipe and was complete disaster.I followed the exact recipe.As many mentioned in comments,batter was too thick,cake was soo dry and crumbly.Sad this was a disapopointment
I made these for my friends birthday and have to say I’m very disappointed with the cake texture it looks more like a brownie then a cake cupcake I’m almost ashamed to give these to her. I didn’t put the Ferrero Rocher inside but did a Nutella ganache to put inside.