Name: Chocolate Hazelnut Cake
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: Chocolate Icing; Hazelnut Buttercream; 8 whole hazelnuts, for garnish; 3 tablespoons very finely ground skinned hazelnuts; 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon cake flour, plus extra for flouring the pan; ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 eggs, separated; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing the pan; 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate; 1 cup sugar

Preparation info

8
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

The best chocolate cake in the universe.

Ingredients

4 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
4 ounces unsweetened ch

Method

Beat the egg yolks and sugar together until the mixture is thick and pale yellow.
Meanwhile, in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, melt the chocolate with the 12 tablespoons butter, whisking constantly until smooth; cool slightly.
Preheat the oven to 350°F