Chocolate and hazelnut cake
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Can't imagine making a cake without flour? Ground nuts are the perfect substitute in this scrumptious gluten-free chocolate extravaganza
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Prep time: 40 mins
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Cooking time: 1 hr
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Serves: 10
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
Remember this is a very rich recipe: a little goes a long way!
- 300g (10½ oz) plain chocolate, broken into small pieces
- 200g (7oz) whole blanched hazelnuts
- 150g (5oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 150g (5oz) caster sugar
- 4 medium eggs, separated
- 3tbsp crème fraîche
- Cocoa powder, for dusting
- Chocolate curls, for decorating
Method
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Set aside to cool. Whizz the nuts in a processor until they look like coarse breadcrumbs. Set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating as you go. Stir in the melted chocolate, crème fraîche and nuts.
- Whisk the egg whites until quite firm. Fold into the cake mixture. Tip the mixture into a 20cm (8in) square loose-based tin lined with greaseproof paper and bake at 180°C (350°F, gas mark 4) for 40 mins.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in the tin on a wire rack. Remove from the tin, dust with cocoa powder and decorate with chocolate curls.
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Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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