Nutella Buttercream Frosting

A fluffy, easy, buttercream frosting featuring everyone’s favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, Nutella. Thank you Kitchen Trteaty

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
⅔ cup Nutella or other chocolate-hazelnut spread
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch kosher salt (up to ¼ teaspoon, to taste)
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

• With mixer, beat together the butter and powdered sugar on low until well-blended. 
• Add the Nutella and increase the speed to medium. 
• Beat for two minutes.
• Add the vanilla extract and salt and whip for an additional 30 seconds.
• Add the whipping cream and beat for about one minute, until the frosting lightens slightly in both colour and texture.
• Enough to frost 12 cupcakes