
Cake “Chocolate cake with a hazelnut” is an exquisite delicacy that combines a rich chocolate taste with a delicate aroma of a hazelnut. Here is a recipe to create this unique dessert.
Ingredients:
– 200 g of dark chocolate
– 200 g of butter
– 200 g of sugar
– 4 eggs
– 150 g of flour
– 1 tsp baking powder
– 50 g of cocoa powder
– 100 g of chopped hazelnut
– 200 ml of whipping cream
For glaze:
– 100 g of dark chocolate
– 50 g butter
– 50 ml of whipping cream
– 50 g of chopped hazelnut
Preparation:
1. Heat the oven to 180 ° C. Prepare a round baking dish, grease it with oil and sprinkle with flour.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter in a water bath or in the microwave. Pour into a large bowl and add sugar. Mix until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Beat the eggs and gradually add them to the chocolate-oil mixture, continuing to beat. See the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a separate bowl, then carefully add them to the dough. Mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
4. Add chopped hazelnuts to the dough and carefully mix it.
5. Pour the dough into a prepared shape and bake in the oven for about 30-35 minutes. Check the readiness by inserting a wooden skewer into the middle of the cake – it should go out clean or with traces of dense dough.
6. While the cake cools down, prepare the glaze. Melt the chocolate and butter in a water bath or in the microwave, then add the cream and mix until smooth.
7. Apply the glaze to the cooled cake, evenly distribute it on the surface. Sprinkle with a chopped hazelnut for decor.
8. Leave the cake for several hours so that the glaze freezes and soaks the cake with the aroma of chocolate and hazelnut.
Now your delicious “chocolate cake with a hazelnut” is ready for the feed! Enjoy this delicate and fragrant dessert, which will become a real decoration of any table.