Nutella Buttercream Frosting

Calling all Nutella lovers! This Nutella Buttercream Frosting is so delicious, easy to make, and pipes like a dream. If you've been searching for a fantastic Nutella frosting for your chocolate cakes and cupcakes, look no further!

WHAT IS NUTELLA?

Nutella is a delicious spread, it's most flavorful & prominent ingredients being hazelnuts and cocoa. The first version of Nutella was invented by pastry chef Pietro Ferrero.

He shaped a paste of hazelnuts, sugar, and a little cocoa powder into loaves which were sliced and served with bread. 

In the early 50’s, he created a spreadable version, Supercrema, which his son, Michele, eventually modified and marketed as Nutella. It became a huge success in Europe and eventually, worldwide.

For decades, Nutella fans have spread the chocolate hazelnut deliciousness over toast and other breads, enjoyed it with fruit, and today, Nutella-infused desserts are everywhere! 

How to Make Nutella Buttercream

Today's Nutella buttercream is so easy to make, and SO delicious that you may consider skipping the cake altogether and just grabbing a spoon. 

• This is an American Buttercream, which means that it consists primarily of powdered sugar, butter, and a little milk- and in today's recipe, we've added a generous helping of Nutella! 

• In the bowl of your mixer add the softened butter and salt, mix on medium speed until it is softened and smooth.  Add the Nutella and continue mixing until well combined.

• Gradually add the powdered sugar alternately with the milk.  Add vanilla and mix on medium speed. Allow to mix for 4-5 minutes. (It will look ready sooner than 4 minutes, but allow it to mix the full time for the best consistency!)

That's it! This Nutella Frosting is not only a great piping consistency, but it also makes a wonderful filling and frosting. 

What goes with Nutella frosting?

This Nutella Frosting would be delicious on yellow cakes, espresso-infused cakes, but my favorite pairing is chocolate cake!

We have lots of great options for chocolate cake in our Recipes Section,  from Devil's Food Cake to Chocolate Sour Cream Cake, but we recently used our Classic Chocolate Cake in our Chocolate Nutella Cake recipe and the results were heavenly! So decadent and rich, and the Nutella Buttercream added just the right amount of hazelnut flavor.

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Nutella Buttercream Frosting

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This delicious Nutella Buttercream has amazing flavor from chocolate and hazelnuts. Makes a great filling and frosting, and pipes perfectly.

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 cup (280g) Nutella Spread to make the buttercream {We bought a 26.5oz Jar so that we had additional Nutella for spreading on the layers}
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 4 cups (460g) powdered sugar
• 3 to 4 Tablespoons (45g to 60g) milk, more if needed to reach the consistency you like
• 2 teaspoons (8g) vanilla extract

Instructions

1.  In the bowl of your mixer add the butter and salt,  mix on medium speed until it is softened and smooth.  Add the Nutella, mix until blended.

2.  Gradually add the powdered sugar alternately with the milk.  Add vanilla and mix on medium speed 4 to 5 minutes until smooth.

Makes almost 5 cups frosting

Notes

We love this frosting with chocolate cake layers! See our Chocolate Nutella Cake in our Recipes Section on MyCakeSchool.com!