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Quick Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake

Prep Time35 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cake, chocolate ganache, hazelnuts
Servings: 10 servings
Author: Marta

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs (large)
  • 150 g sugar
  • 100 g butter
  • 100 ml milk
  • 180 g all-purpose flour
  • 30 g cocoa
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp coffee extract
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50 g hazelnuts (chopped)
  • 50 g dark chocolate (chopped)

For the Ganache

  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 120 ml double cream

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C (no fan).
  • Prepare a 20 cm x 10 cm (8 inch x 4 inch) cake tin. Brush the bottom and edges with margarine and line with baking paper.
  • Beat the eggs to a fluffy foam, gradually add the sugar, one spoon at a time, mixing each time for a few seconds. At the end add the melted butter, vanilla extract and milk.
  • In a smaller bowl weigh out the flour, cocoa, baking powder, a pinch of salt and coffee extract. Add to the eggs and gently combine the ingredients.
  • Add the chopped chocolate and nuts, combine.
  • Place at the middle rack of the preheated oven. Bake for 50 minutes, until the knife inserted into the dough is dry. Cool before topping with the ganache.

For the Ganache

  • Put chocolate broken into cubes into a medium-sized bowl. Boil the double cream over a slow fire until small bubbles start to appear and pour it over the chocolate. Set aside for 5 minutes. After this time, mix thoroughly until the ingredients are combined. Set aside for about an hour before pouring over the cake.
  • Decorate the cooled cake with chocolate ganache. Cut in slices and serve.