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The Best Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
This decadent chocolate hazelnut cake features moist chocolate sponge cake slathered in Nutella & cream cheese frosting and topped with crunchy hazelnuts. Yum!
Prep Time
50 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 404 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
American , Russian
Ingredients
- 1 chocolate sponge cake
- 2 cups hazelnuts
- 14 oz dulce de Leche
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup Nutella room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Bake one chocolate sponge cake in a 9 inch pan. Once cooled, slice each cake into three even layers (they will be thin layers).
- Toast the hazelnuts in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350°F.
- Whip the dulce de leche, cream cheese, butter, and Nutella together until smooth.
- Cover a plate with foil. Place the first cake layer on the plate and apply a layer of frosting on top of it.
- Sprinkle on some chopped hazelnuts on top of the frosting. Repeat the process with the remaining cake layers, leaving the top layer unfrosted.
- Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining frosting. Pop the cake in the refrigerator to set.
- Bring the heavy whipping cream to a boil. Pour it over the chocolate chips in a medium bowl and let it sit for a few minutes. Stir the mixture until smooth and creamy and let it cool to room temperature.
- Using a pastry bag or a plastic bag with the tip cut off, pipe the chocolate along the edge of the cake, allowing the chocolate to drizzle down the sides. Pipe some of the chocolate in the center of the cake and spread it across evenly with a spatula.
- Scatter some hazelnuts on the outer edges of the cake. Place the cake in the refrigerator overnight or at least for 2-3 hours. Slice and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
404kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
73mg
(24%)
Sodium
173mg
(7%)
Potassium
188mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
699IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
69mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 404
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 404kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 73mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 173mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 699IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 69mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.