Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: caster or granulated sugar or potato flour, for dusting; 2-3 tbsp chopped blanched hazelnuts or almonds, to decorate (optional); 150 g/5½ oz/generous 1 cup whole blanched hazelnuts; 1 tsp baking powder; 5 medium eggs, separated, plus 1 medium egg 150g/5½ oz/¾ cup caster or granulated sugar; 5 medium eggs, separated, plus 1 medium egg 150g/5½ oz/¾ cup caster or granulated sugar; 5 medium eggs, separated, plus 1 medium egg 150g/5½ oz/¾ cup caster or granulated sugar; 5 medium eggs, separated, plus 1 medium egg 150g/5½ oz/¾ cup caster or granulated sugar; 125 g/4½ oz/¾ cup dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into squares; 2 tbsp rum or hazelnut liqueur; 2 tbsp rum or hazelnut liqueur; ¾ tsp unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves:
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes

By Michael Leventhal

Published 2021

About

This delicious flourless chocolate cake is often served during Passover and for special occasions. It is usually topped with a chocolate icing, but is also very good simply dusted with icing sugar and served with a dollop of whipped cream.

Ingredients

butter, for greasing
caster or granulated sugar or potato flour, for dusting
2-3 tbsp chopped blanched hazelnuts or

Asia
Israel
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Jewish

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Grease a 23cm/9in round springform cake tin with butter and dust with sugar or potato flour.
Place the hazelnuts for the cake on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast for 10-12 minutes or until