CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE

                                                                               

It's best to make and assemble this stunning layer cake at least one day in advance to let the chocolate, nut, flavors meld. Find the recipe for Chocolate Hazelnut Cakes and other nut recipes at kidsrecipesgear.blogspot.com.

 INGREDIENTS

•  400 g chocolate
•  125 g brown sugar
•  180 g butter
•  4 eggs
•  50 g ground almonds
•  80 g of hazelnuts
•  75 g icing sugar
•  20 cl of cream
•  Water
•  Vanilla liquid
•  2 eggs

 

DIRECTION

• Preheat oven to 150 °.
• Break the eggs and separate the whites from the yolks.
• Melt 200g of chocolate and le130 g butter in a bain marie.
• Pour into a bowl.  
• Add the brown sugar, vanilla extract and egg yolks to the mixture. Mix.
• Finally add the ground almonds and stir.
• Beat the 4 egg whites until stiff with a pinch of salt. 
• Stir the egg whites to chocolate mixture. 
• Then in a round pan to bake half the dough during 35 minutes. 
• When this is done, repeat the process with remaining dough. 
• Meanwhile, chop half the nuts. And pulverize the other half.  
• Melt the remaining 50g butter in a saucepan. 
• Pour the hazelnut powder in a small container and add 75 grams of sugar. 
• Pour butter and three tablespoons of hot water. Mix. 
• Take one of two purposes cakes obtained and spread the nuts on the preparation of all. Top with second cake. 
• Then prepare the frosting. 
• Melt the remaining 200g of chocolate with the cream and then mix with chopped hazelnut previously.  
• Divide the icing on the cake.