Can you add Nutella to store bought frosting?

Other smooth ingredients that you can add to amp up a canned frosting are peanut butter (or any nut butter of your choosing), fruit preserves or jam, nutella, marshmallow creme, cookie butter, or a citrus curd. You'll need anywhere from ½ cup to 1 cup for one (16-ounce) tub of frosting.

Can Nutella be piped?

Pre-filled with 1kg of Nutella ® , the piping bag comes ready to use, it's as easy as snip, pipe and serve . Perfect for filling and topping pastries and baked goods. Provided with a Nutella ® clip to securely close the piping bag.

Why can't you refrigerate Nutella?

How should Nutella® be stored? Nutella ® should be stored at room temperature between 18-24 °C (between 64 and 75°F). Keep the container tightly closed and store in a cool, dry place to maintain maximum flavor. Do not refrigerate Nutella ® , otherwise it will harden and become difficult to spread .

How do you make store-bought frosting easier to spread?

If the doctored frosting is too thick or stiff to spread, start by beating with a mixer on high speed to incorporate air, and if that isn't sufficient, beat in milk, cream, coffee, or even flavored coffee creamer 1 tablespoon at a time.

What do you mix Nutella with?

Spread on fruits such as bananas, strawberries, or apples for a delicious and healthy snack. Mix Nutella with cream cheese or Greek yogurt for a tasty dip or topping for pancakes or waffles. Use Nutella as a filling for cakes, pastries, or crepes. Mix Nutella with warm milk for a delicious and comforting hot chocolate.

What is the white liquid in Nutella?

It's mostly sugar and oil . There's just enough lecithin to hold that suspension under normal circ*mstances. However, shipments get hot or are subjected to alternating heat and cold, boxes are dropped or slammed around, and other environment factors can loosen the emulsion before you pick it up at the store.

What can I add to store bought frosting?

Whether you buy vanilla, chocolate, or another flavor, softened cream cheese or mascarpone are great ways to adjust the texture of the frosting. The fat from the dairy helps smooth out the frosting so that it's perfectly spreadable.

How do you enhance store bought chocolate frosting?

While chocolate-flavored store-bought frosting exists, chocolate lovers agree that you can always add more. Play up the texture of smooth chocolate frosting by adding texture . Chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, and chocolate sprinkles all add crunch while intensifying the chocolaty flavor of each bite at the same time.

Can I decorate cake with Nutella?

First, top the cake layer with the frosting and frost the layer, and then melt some Nutella and drizzle the frosting with the slightly melted Nutella .

What happens to Nutella if you bake it?

Baking with Nutella can be challenging as too high temperatures can burn or alter its flavour . However, piping the Nutella on top directly will not be feasible either as it would be sticky and goopy. Therefore, the best way is to bake it a second time to fix the Nutella.

Easy Nutella Frosting Recipe - Barbara Bakes™ (2024)

Published by Melissa on March 15, 2020 | Updated February 29, 2024 | 3 Comments

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Creamy, fluffy, and so unbelievably simple, this Easy Nutella Frosting Recipe will become an instant go-to recipe in your home. This buttercream is rich and chocolatey while still maintaining that subtle hint of Hazelnut.

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This Easy Nutella Frosting is heaven in a bowl. I mean, who doesn’t love Nutella? In just 3 quick steps, you’ve got a buttercream that pipes like a dream and might just find its way onto a spoon and straight into your mouth!

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As a custom baker, I have a mile-long list of cake, buttercream, and filling flavors that I’ve created over the years. And no matter how long that list is, someone always has a new request! Enter Nutella Buttercream, a request from my niece for her 5^th birthday!

It combines all of the things I love… Nutella gives it that rich Chocolate Hazelnut flavor, Butter adds that creamy texture and buttery flavor, and the perfect addition of Sugar gives it just the right amount of sweetness! But the real magic comes from the addition of Heavy Whipping Cream. This gives it that fluffy, airy texture that we all crave when it comes to buttercream! No one wants to bite into a stiff mountain of Powdered Sugar. Yuck!

I wouldn’t suggest substituting the whipping cream with anything else… you’ll love what it brings to the table!

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Making Easy Nutella Buttercream

The steps to create this fluffy, chocolate dream could not be more simple

Whip Nutella and Butter together for about 3 minutes, until completely combined and lighter in color.
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Set your mixer to stir and add your powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing until fully combined.
Add your flavors and 3 Tbs of whipping cream. Starting on low to combine, increase the speed and whip your buttercream for 3-5 minutes. If the mixture is still too thick, add up to 2 more Tbs of whipping cream. Make sure to whip well after each addition of extra cream so you continue to lighten and fluff your Buttercream.

This Easy Nutella Frosting is the perfect topping for Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies, and even fresh fruit! You’ll honestly want to put it on everything!

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These cupcakes were decorated with this Easy Nutella Frosting, using the Wilton 1M tip and a piping bag.

If you are a big buttercream fan, I love how they look piled high with this beautiful buttercream. But if you are like me and prefer more cake and less frosting, a simple rosette is a classic and elegant touch!

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Happy Decorating! -Chels

Thanks for sharing this Easy Nutella Frosting Recipe with my readers Chelsey!

Watch Chelsey’s video to see how beautifully this frosting pipes!

Easy Nutella Frosting Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Total Time10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Author: Barbara Bakes LLC

Equipment

Ingredients

1 Cup Unsalted Butter softened
1 Cup Nutella
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
3-5 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

In the bowl of a Stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), Whip Nutella and Butter together for about 3 minutes, until completely combined and lighter in color.
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Set your mixer to stir and add your powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing until fully combined.
Add your vanilla and 3 tablespoons of whipping cream. Starting on low to combine, increase the speed and whip your buttercream for 3-5 minutes until it is noticeably lighter in color. You’ll want your buttercream to be stiff enough to pipe and still maintain its shape, but light and fluffy, not heavy and dense. If the mixture is still too thick, add up to 2 tablespoons of whipping cream. Make sure to whip well after each addition of extra cream. Store tightly covered in the fridge for up to a week.

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Notes

Substitutions: Can Substitute Salted Butter for Unsalted if you like a little bit of a salty sweet flavor.

Powdered Sugar can be decreased to 3 cups if you prefer a richer, less sweet buttercream. You’ll want to decrease your Heavy Whipping Cream as well, however.

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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
March 22, 2020 at 3:56 am

I make a super easy coconut frosting in the same way! It makes for a deliciously good 2 minute frosting 😀
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Carol
March 16, 2020 at 8:18 am

Ohhhhh my goodness, this looks amazing. I do love Nutella and will confess to taking a spoon and having and indulging in a “sample” from the jar every now and then. What a lovely finishing to a cupcake….or cake….this would be. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, Chelsey….a pinning I shall go! 🙂
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- Chelsey Graff
  March 16, 2020 at 2:06 pm
  
  Finding other Nutella lovers makes my heart happy! Enjoy, Carol!
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