Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
You’ve seen it all over the internet. Some of you might be cringing over it and some might be jumping for joy. Either way it should come as no surprise that it’s pumpkin season! Pumpkin scones, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin beverages. It’s pretty hard to escape and I don’t mind one bit! I also love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate together and try to pair them up together as often as I can. That’s one reason I created these Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting. It’s the perfect fall dessert, yum!
Yes. There’s Nutella in the frosting and I wish I could spread it on everything!
Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
FOR CAKE
- 1 box Devil's Food cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp cloves
FOR FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/3 cup Nutella
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 TBSP milk
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CUPCAKE
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two muffin tins with paper liners.
- In a large standing mixer, mix together all cake ingredients for 2 minutes on medium speed. Make sure to scrap down the sides.
- Fill each paper liner 2/3 full and bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
NUTELLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- Cream together butter and Nutella until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar a little at a time and blend until smooth.
- Add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time to create a smooth consistency.
- Pipe or spread over cupcakes and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.
These cupcakes are the perfect balance of both pumpkin and chocolate flavors. The pumpkin puree help make these super moist and the frosting is incredibly creamy and chocolatey!
Please pin these so your friends can enjoy them too!
Check out all of Amy’s amazing recipes like Pumpkin Bread with Fudge Frosting,
and her yummy Mini Peach Crisps.
Good morning! Just a little note to let you know that this post has been *FEATURED* today on the Art of Home-Making Mondays (at Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth) on our special pumpkin edition. Thank you for sharing with us! 🙂
Yay! Thanks so much, Jes!
I so need to try these.! Thanks so much for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
Thanks, Sherry! Let us know how you like them!
These look to die for! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Dishing It & Digging It! Hope to see you back this week 🙂
You had me at Nutella and chocolate. My family will devour anything that includes those two things. Thanks for sharing your recipe on Merry Monday. Pinned.
I am not a huge pumpkin lover but combined with the chocolate I could totally give these a try! I’m featuring when my party opens tonight. Hope to see you then!
Thanks so very much, Carol! XO
These cupcakes look so yummy. How can they not with Nutella.
Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon,
Bev
Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Shared
Oh, my goodness! These cupcakes look too good to be true! Thanks so much for sharing at last week’s Creative Ways Link Party! This post will be one of the features at tomorrow’s party.
You had me at pumpkin, chocolate, and cupcake. These look delicious.Thanks for sharing at Your Inspired Design. Can’t wait to make them.
I am nutella obsessed and pumpkin obsessed so naturally, I feel an obsession coming on with these cupcakes. I almost can’t handle how delicious these sound!
This looks really yummy! Thank you Amy for posting these amazing recipe! Perfect for party and get togethers! – Suzie
These sound AND look delicious!! Thanks for sharing it on the What’s for Dinner link party!
Thanks, Helen!
Oh my, pumpkin and Nutella. What an awesome combination. Mmmmmmmm yummmy
Yes ma’am! We love this time of year with all the pumpkin goodness 😀
Yum yum yum. What a great fall treat. I would like to invite you to link up with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party. We would love to have you. Check us out http://thinking-outside-the-pot.com/?p=2965
I love everything about this recipe!
Can’t wait to try!
Thanks
Michelle
these look amazing for fall! I love adding pumpkin to everything when October hits 😀
Yes! I just had some pumpkin whoopie pies this week, mm!
I’m finding it so hard to believe that it’s fall already. These look like the perfect dessert to start off the season with!
Seriously! The holidays already?? Ahh!
I think I’m one of the few people that don’t love chocolate or Nutella. I’ve always been a white cake, white frosting kind of girl. I know, boring! lol! But they look super yummy and everyone else would love them! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
WOWWWWW
This cupcakes look AMAZING !!
They really do, right Winnie!? Mmm!!
Wow, these cupcakes look so scrumptious! Pinned! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Blessings, Janet
Thank you so much, Janet! Can’t wait to make them myself!
It looks so good, Chocolate is my weakness!
Thanks for sharing with us on the Homesteader hop!
Pumpkin and nutella sound like a wonderful flavor combination! These cupcakes are so pretty, too. I want to make some this Fall! Thanks for sharing your recipe over at the Wednesday Showcase today.
Thanks for the party! These cupcakes are the perfect combo, right? Mmm!
Pumpkin and nutella sound like a wonderful flavor combination! These cupcakes are so pretty, too. I want to make some this Fall! Thanks for sharing your recipe over at the Wednesday Showcase today.
those cupcakes look so yummmmmy
They really do 😀
Yum! Those cupcakes look delectable. Pumpkin and chocolate; what a wonderful combo. The peach crisps look lovely too. Thanks for sharing.
Um, I’ll take a dozen. Like now. As in, right now. Oh my…pinned, and stopping by from Turn It Up Tuesday! 🙂
Hahah love it, Elizabeth! 😀
Oh yummy for my tummy! These look amazing!