Today is World Nutella Day! Back in 2007 Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso created World Nutella Day. I've participated 2007 with Brioche Cornetti filled with Nutella and 2009 with Nutella Rolls. This year I had no clue what to make until last week when I made this marble bundt cake. All at once the idea popped into my head, why not using Nutella instead of chocolate. No sooner said than done!

Nutella Marble Muffins
makes 6-8 muffins depending the size of the muffin cases

100 g butter, softened
100 g sugar, vanilla flavored (I used only 80 g)
2 eggs
60 g cream
1 pinch salt
120 g flour
1 tsp baking powder
80 g Nutella (about 2 tablespoons)

Heat oven to 180C. Mix flour and baking powder and sieve. Beat the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add cream and salt, mix again. Fold through the flour and baking powder until the mixture is smooth.

Divide the mixture between 2 bowls. Stir the Nutella into the mixture in one of the bowls. Take 2 spoons and use them to dollop the Nutella and vanilla mixes into the muffin cases alternately. When all the mixture has been used up, tap the bottom of the cases on your work surface to ensure that there aren't any air bubbles. Take a skewer and swirl it around the mixture in the cases a few times to create a marbled effect.
Bake the muffins for 25 mins until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a cooling rack and leave to cool. Will keep for 3 days in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months.

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These muffins are divine, also because this time I didn't forget to add the cream. ;-)

Happy World Nutella Day!

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