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German Hazelnut Cake

German Hazelnut Cake Recipe

This German Hazelnut Cake Recipe is both extremely easy, quick, and moist!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 10 servings

Equipment

  • 9 x 5 inch loaf pan
  • parchment paper
  • food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups whole hazelnuts or 3 1/2 cups hazelnut flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For the chocolate ganache glaze

  • 8 oz 1/2 lb or about 1 1/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Grease and line an 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. If you prefer to make a round cake, rather than a loaf, you can use a 9-inch springform pan.
  • In a food processor, combine hazelnuts, butter, and sugar. Pulse until a smooth paste of ground hazelnuts, sugar, and butter forms.
  • Add the eggs to the ground nuts and butter mixture, processing to combine after each egg is added.
  • Add the vanilla and the milk, scraping down the sides if needed.
  • Add the flour and salt, processing until the flour mixture is just combined with the batter.
  • Bake for 60 minutes in preheated oven until the top of the cake is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Remove cake from oven and let cool for 10 minutes, before removing the cake from the loaf pan. Let cake cool on a wire rack until the cake is at room temperature.

For the chocolate glaze:

  • Place a large bowl over a small pot of water. Bring the water to a simmer and add the cream and the chocolate chips.
  • Let warm, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is fully melted into the cream.
  • Place the bowl aside and let cool until the chocolate is roughly at room temperature and thick enough to drizzle over the cake.
  • Place the cooled cake on a wire rack over a sheet pan. Pour the glaze over the top of the cake.
  • To serve, top cake slices with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Keyword chocolate, hazelnut
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