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Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

This cake is always delicious. Crunchy, full of flavor, and super easy to make. Paired with a cup of vanilla ice cream, it's a perfect match for a candlelit dinner. Both kids and adults will like it equally. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Hazelnut Chocolate Cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups of chopped or ground hazelnuts (200g)
  • 1 ¼ cups of cake flour (150g)
  • ¾ cup of butter (150g)
  • ¼ cup + 3 tbsp of milk (103 ml)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp of baking powder (15g)
  • ½ to ¾  cup of dark chocolate chips
  • Powdered sugar to taste
Servings 8 people

Instructions

  • In a bowl, divide the egg yolks from the whites. Add the sugar, the melted butter, and the milk to the yolks. Stir all the ingredients until well combined;
  • Add the flour with the baking powder and 1 cup of chopped hazelnuts to the batter (save the rest for the final decoration). If you only have whole hazelnuts, pulse them with 1/4 cup of sugar in a food processor;
  • Add the chocolate chips and mix well;
  • Whip the whites to a stiff peak with a hand mixer at high speed;
  • Fold the whites into the batter to maintain as much volume as possible;
  • Pour the batter into a buttered and floured cake pan or parchment-lined pan;
  • Sprinkle the surface of the cake with the remaining chopped hazelnuts for a delicious crunchy top crust;
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and bake for 40 minutes in a static oven;
  • Check the surface; if the top gets too brown, lower the temperature;
  • Do the toothpick test; insert one into the cake, and if it comes out clean, it is ready. If after 40 minutes, the cake is not done, raise the temperature to 430°F (about 220°C) and bake for up to 10 minutes more but keep the oven door slightly open to remove the moisture;
  • Once cool, sprinkle it with powdered sugar. Your hazelnut cake is ready! Enjoy!