#Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread

[askwhatsforlunch]

Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake

Jules was home this weekend, and we finally celebrated her birthday! For the occasion, I baked this Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake, the beautifully soft nutty crumb delectably enhanced by a luscious icing. She loved it, and had several helpings; the only compliment a baker needs! If it rose to the (grand) occasion, it is just as nice with a cuppa on any given day! Happy Wednesday!

Ingredients (serves 8 to 10):

3/4 cup hazelnuts

2 cups plain flour

1/3 cup caster sugar

1 tablespoon Vanilla Sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

5 large eggs

1/3 cup Almond Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 tablespoons caster sugar

a dozen hazelnuts

130 grams/ounces good quality dark chocolate (at least 80% cocoa)

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 heaped tablespoons Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread 

Butter and line two 20-centimetre/8” round cake tins; set aside.

Toast hazelnuts in a frying pan until fragrant, and just browning. Remove from the heat, and allow them to cool slightly before whizzing in a food processor. Process toasted hazelnuts until coarsely ground.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, ground hazelnuts, caster sugar, Vanilla Sugar and baking powder. Give a good stir; set aside.

Preheat oven to 165°C/330°F.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over a low flame. Once melted, remove from the heat.

Dig a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients. Break in two of the eggs.

Separate whites from the yolks of the three remaining eggs. Place whites in a medium bowl, and yolks in the well, alongside whole eggs.

Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt, with an electric mixer until stiff peaks just start forming; set aside.

In the larger bowl, thoroughly stir eggs and flour mixture together with a wooden spoon, gradually adding Almond Milk until it comes together. Add melted butter and Vanilla Extract until just blended. Finally, gently fold in egg whites, making sure no white streak remains.

Divide batter between prepared cake tins, and place in the middle of the hot oven.

Bake, at 165°C/°F, 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the sponges comes out clean. Remove from the oven, and let cool, 5 minutes, before removing from the tins. Let hazelnut sponges cool completely.

Heat caster sugar in a small frying pan over a medium flame until it dissolves into a light brown caramel. Add hazelnuts, tossing the pan to coat them well in caramel. Remove from the heat, and spoon caramelised hazelnuts onto a small piece of baking paper. Allow them to cool completely and harden.

In a medium bowl fitted over a small saucepan of simmering water, melt dark chocolate with butter until smooth and shiny. Remove from the heat, and energetically stir in Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread.

Then, start assembling the cake. Place one of the hazelnut sponges, flat-side up, onto serving plate. Generously spread half of the Chocolate and Hazlenut Icing, in an even layer, all over the sponge. Gently but firmly press second hazelnut sponge on top, and generously ice with remaining Chocolate and Hazlenut Icing. Decorate with caramelised hazelnuts.

Serve Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake with chilled Champagne or sweet white wine, like Bonnezeaux, or a hot cup of tea or coffee.

[kirstythejetblackgoldfish]

FUNNY STORY TIME:

We have a sort-of-auntie (actually Dad's cousin)

She's lovely and doesn't know much about our interests. When we were little, she would babysit us and would watch Pingu and Scooby-Doo videos with us. When we were older, she would send us Harry Potter books

This Christmas, she got me store brand Nutella

Not only can I not eat Nutella, and sort-of-auntie doesn't know about the in-joke, but M&S is a notoriously Zionist shop. Think the founders were friends with the founders of Israel or something

The facial expression? I'm trying to look like a certain Nutella photo

[sonichedgeblog]

A commercial for Sonic Hazelnut Chocolate Spread & Sticks, released in Dubai by SweeToon in 2015. Support us on Patreon

[fullcravings]

Homemade Vegan Nutella Recipe

[buffetlicious]

There is still some time left before the shuttle bus arrives to take us home. Stopped at PrimaDéli (百得利) to buy a made on the spot waffle pancake. I chose the Chocolate Hazelnut Waffle (S$2.40) which tasted just like Nutella hazelnut cocoa spread.

[vegan-nom-noms]

Easy Vegan Nutella

[dialalagirl]

Yk sometimes Shu feels like those melted white chocolate bars

Tastes amazing ngl but also so intense that i fear eating them unles si have water with me

shu- guess I should come with a warning label… ‘consume slowly. may cause emotional thirst and questionable choices'

but hey… if you’re brave enough to try, I don’t mind watching you struggle

[lockes-woods]

I don't- I can't-

Who approved this?!

[faerielifestyle]

[smackdownhotel]

Today’s yogurt

Strawberry 🍓 Chocolate 🍫 Banana 🍌 Royal granola crunch

[mlbe]

The air fryer only needs a few minutes to prepare these mouthwatering Nutella-filled pastries. When paired with tea, they are delicious.

[askwhatsforlunch]

Genoise aux Noisettes (Hazelnut Sponge)

A delightfully light cake to end your Sunday Lunch, this Génoise aux Noisettes is both indulgent and fruity, perfect for a sunny Spring day!

Ingredients (serves 8 to 10):

1/2 cup hazelnuts

2 1/2 cups plain flour

1/4 cup demerara sugar

1 tablespoon Vanilla Sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 large egg whites

1/3 cup caster sugar

3 large eggs

1 cup hazelnut milk

Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread 

half a dozen ripe Garden Strawberries, rinsed

Butter and line a 20-centimetre/8” round cake tin; set aside.

Toast hazelnuts in a frying pan until fragrant, and just browning. Remove from the heat, and allow them to cool slightly before whizzing in a food processor. Process toasted hazelnuts until coarsely ground.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, ground hazelnuts, demerara sugar, Vanilla Sugar, baking powder and salt. Give a good stir; set aside.

Preheat oven to 165°C/330°F.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over a low flame. Once melted, remove from the heat.

Place egg whites in a medium bowl. Beat with a pinch of salt, wit an electric mixer, gradually increasing speed to high until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the caster sugar, until you have a thick, glossy and shiny meringue. Set aside.

Dig a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients. Break in the eggs and give a good stir with a wooden spoon, gradually adding hazelnut milk until it comes together. Add melted butter until just blended. Finally, gently fold in the meringue, making sure no white streak remains.

Pour the batter into prepared cake tin, and place in the middle of the hot oven.

Bake, at 165°C/°F, 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the sponge comes out clean. Remove from the oven, and let cool, 5 minutes, before removing from the tins. Let hazelnut sponge cool completely.

Once the hazelnut sponge has cooled, carefully cut it in half lengthwise with a long, sharp knife. Place bottom halve onto serving plate, and generously spread with  Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread. Place top halve on top, pressing gently. Spread a little more Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread in the center of the cake.

Cut Strawberries into thin slices and arrange them in a circle on top of the genoise, gluing them with Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread.

Serve Genoise aux Noisettes with chilled Champagne or a hot cup of tea or coffee.

[simmeringstarfruit]

Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Amazingly delicious homemade chocolate hazelnut spread! This delicious copycat Nutella recipe is absolutely sinful. Read these tips and tricks to make your very own Nutella at home. Enjoy it on your morning toast, mix it into cookies, serve it with ice cream, or just eat it with a spoon! Jump to Recipe Printable Recipe Indulging in a jar of velvety, chocolate-hazelnut spread is a guilty…

[fullcravings]

Homemade Nutella Spread

[themagisterprotocol]

Hey, Mr Master sir!

Feeling any better?

Found a jar of Nutella. Gonna eat it all.

-👺

Nutella is fucking disgusting.

[randi-samsonsen]

Bread - Nutella Pastry Christmas Tree Recipe

This spectacular Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree is perfect for parties. This step-by-step recipe makes it easier to make than you might think!