Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake
Duration: | Servings: | Level: |
60min
|
8
persons
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Medium
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For the cake | Amount | |
---|---|---|
Butter | 120g | |
Flour type 00 | 120g | |
Sugar | 120g | |
Milk | 20g | |
Hazelnut paste | 40g | |
Egg | 2 | |
Vanilla | 10g | |
Baking powder | 3g | |
For the filling | Amount | |
Cream | 1000 g | |
Chocolate | 1500 g | |
FOR DECORATION | Amount | |
Crushed hazelnuts | to taste (q.s.) | |
Ferrero Rocher | to taste (q.s.) |
Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake - step by step
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CAKE BATTER
• Sift flour, 60g of sugar, and baking powder.
• In a bowl, cream the softened butter and 60g of sugar. Then, add the eggs and vanilla.
• Combine the two mixtures with the milk.
• Once the mixture is thick and creamy, add the hazelnut paste.
• Bake the cake at 180°C. When springy to the touch and a tester inserted in center comes out clean it is ready (55 minutes to 1 hour). -
FILLING
• Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat over low heat.
• As soon as it starts to boil, remove from heat and add chocolate and melt. The mixture should be smooth and consistent.
• Let it cool. -
DECORATION
• Spread all the crushed hazelnuts around the cake, on top of the chocolate ganache.
• Arrange the Ferrero Rocher along the edges of the cake.
• Cut the cake in half, and with a spatula, spread the inside and outside with the milk chocolate ganache.
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