Hazelnut Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Name: Hazelnut Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup 2% milk; 1 teaspoon light corn syrup; ½ teaspoon vanilla; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup ground toasted hazelnuts (filberts); ¾ cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons butter; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; ¾ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Scandinavian Classic Baking

By Pat Sinclair

Published 2011

About

Ganache is a combination of chocolate and heavy whipping cream. Use high quality chocolate and chop it finely. I always use solid chocolate when I’m making a ganache or glaze because chocolate chips contain stabilizers and don’t melt smoothly.

Ingredients

¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 large

Cake
Scandinavia
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9" × 5" loaf pan or line the bottom with parchment paper or waxed paper. Sift the flour and baking powder together.

Place the eggs in a large mixer bowl and gradually beat in the sugar using low speed and a whisk attachment. Increase

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