Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

This is another cake that features the classic combination of chocolate and nuts, and it is fast and easy to make. If you are really pressed for time, eliminate the decoration in Step 8 and instead, after you have cut or marked the cakes into slices, pipe a rosette of buttercream at the end of each slice, using a No. 6 (12-mm) star tip. Place a hazelnut on each rosette, then sprinkle milk chocolate shavings over the center of the cakes.