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Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake Recipe
A buttery cake topped with hazelnuts and chocolate.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 722 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 300 g brown sugar
- 240 g plain flour all purpose
- 130 g butter unslated, roughly chopped
- 240 ml cream thickened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 200 g hazelnuts roasted
For the chocolate ganache:
- 200 g dark chocolate cooking chocolate - 70% min. chopped into small pieces
- 250 ml cream pouring
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven to 180 deg C and grease and line a 23cm spring form cake tin
- In a food processor combine the sugar, flour and butter. Proceed to pulse the mixture until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Spread one third of this mixture into the bottom of the cake tin.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the cream, eggs and baking powder. Fold in the remaining flour mixture and stir until well combined.
- Pour into the cake tin and top with ¾ of the roasted hazelnut mixture
- Bake for 40-50 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle part of the cake comes out clean.
- Whilst the cake is cooling make the ganache by heating your cream in a heavy based saucepan until it starts to boil. Remove from the heat and pour over the chopped chocolate. Allow to cool a little (or a lot, if you prefer it thicker) and pour over the cake. Top with more hazelnuts.
- Serve with Greek yoghurt.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serve
Calories
722kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
50g
(77%)
Saturated Fat
24g
(120%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 722
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serve | |
| Calories | 722kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 50g | 77% |
| Saturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.