Flourless Hazelnut and Almond Chocolate Cupcake Recipe is yet another easy flourless cupcake recipe that I’m going to share with you. I hope you had a wonderful time with the Flourless Nutella Chocolate Cupcake Recipe I shared with your earlier.

This almond chocolate cupcake recipe is extremely versatile, suitable for all occasions. I particularly love it for afternoon tea with friends. It’s such an easy cupcake recipe that you can literally bake these mini almonds cakes just 1 hour before tea time.

Here goes…

Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients
1. Butter 115g, room temperature
2. Light brown sugar, 110g
3. Dark chocolate, cooled after melted
4. Vanilla essence, 1 tsp
5. Eggs 3, large (70-75g each)
6. Ground almonds 75g
7. Ground hazelnuts 40g

Cupcake Paper Cases
Large cupcake paper cases 12 (5cm base x 3.5cm height)

Easy Flourless Hazelnut and Almond Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
1. Cream butter with sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in dark chocolate and vanilla essence.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix well after each addition.
4. Fold in ground almonds and hazelnuts.
5. Spoon mixture evenly into the cupcake paper cases in a 12-hole muffin pan.
6. Bake in preheated over at 175oC for 30min.
7. Cool chocolate cupcakes in the pan.

Cupcake Decorations
Try a swirl of fresh cream on the chocolate cup cakes. Add more cupcake toppings such as flaked almonds or an assortment of mixed fruits and berries. I personally love, love, love the chocolate cupcakes with a drizzle of chocolate fudge topped with chocolate shavings. Pure chocolate heaven!

Try this nutty flourless recipe for an irresistible crunchy bite!

That’s all for the Flourless Hazelnut and Almond Chocolate Cupcake Recipe. Look out for the next cupcake recipe coming up on tangy fruit cupcakes.

Orange cupakes? Anyone?

Just like the previous flourless recipe for Chocolate Mud Cupcakes I shared with you, this chocolate cupake recipe  with almond nuts is also incredibly easy for everyone, including beginners in the kitchen. Only 6 baking ingredients!

Baking Ingredients
1. Dark chocolate 100 g, chopped
2. Butter 65 g, room temperature
3. Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) 100 g
4. Eggs, 2 large (75 g each), separated
5. Brown sugar 75 g
6. Ground almonds 100 g

Cupcake Paper Cases
Large paper cases, 10 (4.5cm base x 3.5cm height)

Easy Flourless Nutella Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
1. Line a muffin pan with the cupcakes paper cases.
2. Place chocolate, butter and Nutella in a bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth. Remove and set aside to cool.
3. Whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale, thick and light. Stir in almonds and the chocolate mixture.
4. Whisk egg whites until firm peaks form. Fold one third at a time, into the chocolate mixture.
5. Spoon mixture evenly to fill prepared paper cases and level surfaces with a teaspoon.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 175oC for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the chocolate cupcakes comes out clean.
7. Cool the chocolate cupcakes in pan and serve when ready.

Cupcake Party Ideas:
Here are a few tips to glam up your nutella chocolate cupcakes for a tea party, birthday party or even a wedding party!

1. Top each chocolate cupcake with a dollop of fresh cream, a mint leave and a raspberry or cherry. Try some flaked almonds as toppings for a crunchy bite.
2. Alternatively, enjoy chocolate heaven with some shaved dark/white chocolate toppings over Nutella spread .

Have fun trying out the Flourless Nutella Chocolate Cupcake Recipe!