Mocha Cream Hazelnut Torte
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • Cake
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) raw hazelnuts - Or 2-1/4 cups (6 ounces) hazelnut flour
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Frosting
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
  • 1-1/2 cups whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. To Make Cake:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Grease the bottoms and sides of two 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with greased wax paper or parchment rounds.
  4. If you are using whole nuts, place them in a blender; pulse until they are very finely ground.
  5. Then add the egg yolks and sugar; beat until light.
  6. Add ground hazelnut.
  7. Sift in the all-purpose flour and baking powder.
  8. Beat the egg whites.
  9. Fold into the batter a third at a time.
  10. Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans and bake for about 25-30 minutes until the sides come away from the pan and the tops are just firm.
  11. Do not over bake. The layers will be thin.
  12. To Make Frosting:
  13. In a small bowl combine the sugar, cocoa powder, and coffee granules.
  14. In a separate bowl beat the cream until almost whipped, gradually adding the sugar mixture and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
  15. Filling a piping bag and pipe the frosting on first layer.
  16. Add spread frosting with a offset spatula, then pipe at bottom of cake and around the top layer.
Recipe by Make Mine Lemon at https://www.makeminelemon.com/mocha-cream-hazelnut-torte/