So let’s talk about culinary school.
It’s pretty awesome. And I kind of love it.
We have lots of different classes, each of which run for a term. There has been cakes, pastries, bread, basic cooking, restaurant classes, hot and cold desserts, yeast goods, petit fours and more.
I absolutely loved hot and cold desserts, and pastries, and yeast goods. Basically I love the classes in which we make great food. And the classes in which we have good teachers.
Making croissants and danishes in yeast goods were my favourite classes. Hot, buttery pastries fresh out of the oven are amazing.
And in hot and cold desserts, we had an amazing teacher, who won the world championship in bread and pastry sculpture last year. Learning how to plate up desserts from him was awesome.
Then there are theory classes. Like hygiene, hospitality and food safety.
Those classes are ridiculous. And boring. there are only so many times you can be taught the same thing without starting to fall asleep on your desk.
One of the theory classes we had this semester was coaching. All we did the whole term was plan a coaching session, where in 10 minutes, we had to coach someone how to do something. Anything.
So I taught my friend how to frost cupcakes.
I’m completely and utterly over cupcakes after having to bake and ice them at work in the morning, so I made these Nutella brownies into cupcakes, stuffed them with an Oreo, and whipped up an easy Nutella frosting to teach her how to ice them with.
They were great! I loved them with frosting.
I taught her the basic technique I frost with at work, just using a star nozzle instead of a round one. Once we finished, everyone got to eat Nutella brownie cupcakes and they were a hit!
And my friend has been nagging me for the frosting recipe ever since.. so here you go Maddison!
EASY NUTELLA BROWNIE OREO CUPCAKES WITH NUTELLA FROSTING
For the easy Nutella brownie cupcakes
Adapted from Abby Dodge.
1 1/2 cups Nutella (420g, 15 oz)
3 eggs
3/4 cup + 3 tbsp plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
12 Oreos
Preheat the oven to 180 C and line a 12 hole muffin pan with cupcake liners. Place an Oreo in the base of each liner.
In a medium bowl, mix together the Nutella, eggs, flour and salt until combined.
Divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin holes. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
Nutella buttercream frosting
Adapted from Kitchen Treaty.
250g unsalted butter, softened (1 cup + 2 tbsp)
2 cups powdered sugar (240g)
2/3 cup Nutella (100g)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 tbsp + 1 tsp milk
Fit your stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat the butter and sugar on a low speed until they are combined.
Add the Nutella and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Scrape down the bowl, add the vanilla and the salt, and beat for 30 seconds.
Slowly add the milk, while still mixing, and beat for a further minute.
Fit a piping bag with a medium star nozzle, fill with buttercream and frost as desired. Makes 12 cupcakes.
Another recipe I will try – pretty.
Thanks Anne
I love the cutaway with the Oreo on the bottom! Will you teach me how to frost cupcakes?
I am so bad at doing it and don’t know what supplies to get.
I will totally teach you!
All you need are disposable piping bags and a basic nozzle kit. Easy! I should actually make a video or something.
A video would be awesome!! I’ll have to go to our local kitchen store and find some piping bags and tips
Okay I’ll try! Not sure how I’ll be able to handle seeing myself on camera though haha
Good luck with the supplies, let me know how you go!
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They look amazing, will definitely have to try them! Thanks for sharing
Thanks! Hope you like them as much as we did!
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Yeast goods class?! Oh my gosh. That sounds like so much fun!
But the hygiene class doesn’t sound as fun. I love stuffing stuff with Oreos. I did it for the first time on the weekend. It was kind of ridiculous but oh well. People liked it.
Yeast goods was amazing! Croissants, donuts, danishes, beestings… yeasty goodness, fresh from the oven. Yum!
Hygiene is awful.
Oreos! Me too! For the first time?! Really? What did you stuff???
Plain chocolate brownies! But they were super gooey brownies. And then I made spiderwebs on top. Most satisfying.
Oooooh that sounds amazing! Especially the super gooey part. YUMMMM.
These look completely amazing, I need these in my life…like right now!
Thanks! Haha so do I Julie… they’ve all been eaten
hahah!
I’ve made these twice and they’re a hit! Everyone loves them, and so do I! I added some finely chopped Oreos into the frosting as well in tie in the Oreo on the bottom and it worked splendidly!
Hi Laura! I’m really glad you liked the brownie cupcakes!
And what an amazing idea to put in the finely chopped Oreos, it would totally add a cookies and cream effect – YUM!
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