Description
A rich and moist chocolate cake with a delightful crunch from hazelnuts, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g dark chocolate
- 150g butter
- 150g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 100g flour
- 200ml cream
- 100g hazelnuts
- 50g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200g chocolate ganache
- 100g chocolate balls
Instructions
- Melt the dark chocolate and butter together in a bowl using a microwave or double boiler.
- In a separate bowl, mix sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gradually add the flour and cocoa powder to the egg mixture and mix well.
- Fold the melted chocolate and butter mixture into the batter carefully.
- Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 25 minutes.
- Once baked, let the cake cool completely.
- Spread the cream evenly over the cooled cake.
- Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts on top for added crunch.
- Cover the cake with chocolate ganache and decorate it with chocolate balls.
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and avoid overmixing the batter. You can customize the recipe with different nuts or fruits.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: chocolate cake, hazelnut dessert, birthday cake, rich cake, baking recipe