Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake Recipes

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round. Wrap outside of pan tightly with 3 layers of heavy-duty foil. Combine chocolate and butter in medium metal bowl; set bowl over saucepan of simmering water. Whisk until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water.
• Whisk eggs, golden brown sugar, and 1/4 cup Frangelico in large bowl to blend. Add chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Stir in ground hazelnuts and 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Place springform pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan. Place in oven and tent springform pan loosely with foil. Bake until cake is set in center and top is dry to touch, about 1 1/2 hours (top of cake will remain shiny). Remove cake from roasting pan; remove foil from top and outside of pan. Cool cake in pan on rack. Chill cake until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• Using electric mixer, beat whipping cream and remaining 1/4 cup Frangelico in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides. Cut cake into wedges. Transfer to plates. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle with chopped toasted hazelnuts.

HUNGARIAN FLOURLESS HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan. Grind hazelnuts until very fine. Add baking powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip the egg yolks with the sugar until pale yellow in color. Beat in the ground hazelnut mixture.
• In a separate CLEAN bowl, with a CLEAN whisk, whip the egg whites until stiff. Quickly fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, then add the remaining whites and fold in until no streaks remain.
• Pour into a 9 inch springform. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes, or until top of cake springs back when lightly tapped. Cool on wire rack.
• When cake is cool, slice horizontally into 3 layers. Whip the cream until stiff, and spread generously between layers, on top and on the sides of the cake. Sprinkle chopped hazelnuts on top for decoration.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C / 140°C fan-forced. Grease a deep 20 cm round cake pan. Line base and sides of the pan with baking paper.
• Combine the butter and the chocolate in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat until smooth and cool for 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg yolks and the caster sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until thick and pale.
• Beat in the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks.
• Using a clean small bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Fold the hazelnut meal into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the beaten egg whites in two batches.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 ½ hours.
• Cool in pan. Turn cake, top side down onto a serving plate.
• Ganache- bring the cream to the bowl in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until smooth. Stand 5 minutes before using.
• Spread the cake with the chocolate ganache to serve and top with chopped hazelnuts to serve.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• For cake, preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
• Grind toasted hazelnuts in food processor until very finely chopped.
• Stir in baking powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale in color.
• Mix in ground hazelnuts, Kahlua and melted chocolate.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Quickly fold 1/3 of the egg whites into chocolate mixture to lighten the mixture.
• Then add remaining whites and fold until no white streaks remain.
• Pour into springform pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool on wire rack.
• When cake is cool, slice horizontally into 2 layers.
• Drizzle each cut side with 1 tbsp Kahlua.
• To make frosting, dissolve coffee in boiling water.
• Set aside.
• Melt chips in microwave oven, stir until smooth.
• Set aside.
• In medium bowl, combine butter and eggs, beat until creamy.
• Beat in melted chips and coffee, mixing until well blended.
• Spread generously between layers, down the sides and on the top of the cake.