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Italian Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

50 mins
491 cals per serving
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Donal's Notes

A gluten free alternative for your weekend bake, spiked with plenty of booze and topped with a velvet chocolate ganache. This is a cake that only improves with age, leftovers last well if not devoured by family members!

Ingredients

hazelnuts
hazelnuts
butter
butter
dark chocolate
dark chocolate
eggs
eggs
light brown sugar
light brown sugar
icing sugar
icing sugar
double cream
double cream
sea salt
sea salt

Equipment

20cm round springform baking tin
20cm round springform baking tin
Parchment paper
Parchment paper
Small food processor
Small food processor
Small saucepan
Small saucepan
Whisk
Whisk
2x Large bowls
2x Large bowls
Spatula
Spatula
Baking tray
Baking tray
Offset spatula
Offset spatula

Method

1

Preheat the oven to 180c. Grease and line a 20cm round baking tin with parchment paper.

2

Blitz 175g of the hazelnuts until fine and roughly chop the remaining 25g, set aside.

3

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a saucepan on gently simmering water. Stirring occasionally until fully melted. Allow to cool a little.

4

Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

5

In a separate bowl, whisk the yolks with the sugar until light and fluffy and mix through the chocolate along with the ground hazelnuts.

6

Gently fold the egg whites.

7

Place your prepared cake tin onto a tray and pour the mixture into the cake tin. Place it into the oven for 40-45 minutes until fully cooked.

8

Allow to cool in the tin for at least 30 minutes before removing. When almost cool, make the ganache. Place the chocolate and butter in a medium sized bowl and then into the microwave for 30 second intervals until melted. Whisk in the icing sugar, double cream, frangelico and salt until smooth.

9

Once cool, top with the ganache and sprinkle with the remaining hazelnuts and sea salt.

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