Norwegian Hazelnut Cake Recipe

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Norwegian Hazelnut Cake
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Ingredients
11
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Nutrition
351
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease bottom only of a 10-inch springform pan.
  3. Reserve 8 whole hazelnuts for garnish.
  4. With a blender or food processor, grind hazelnuts to a coarse meal (makes about 1 1/3 cups).
  5. Reserve 1 Tablespoon ground hazelnuts for garnish.
  6. Melt butter; set aside to cool.
  7. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until thick and lemon colored, about 2-3 minutes.
  8. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
  9. Add flour, baking powder, and ground hazelnuts; mix well.
  10. Continue beating, adding cooled, melted butter gradually until well blended.
  11. (Mixture will be quite thick).
  12. Spread batter in prepared pan.
  13. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  14. Cool 15 minutes; remove sides of pan.
  15. Run long knife under cake to loosen from pan bottom; invert onto serving plate.
  16. Allow to cool about 30 minutes, covered with light cloth towel.
  17. To prepare glaze, bring half-and-half and salt just to a boil; remove from heat.
  18. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until melted and smooth.
  19. Spread glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down the sides.
  20. Sprinkle reserved ground hazelnuts around the top edge of the cake.
  21. Halve reserved whole hazelnuts; arrange around top edge of cake over nut garnish.
  22. Store in a tightly closed cake container as this cake will dry out.
  23. I have also frozen it successfully.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 350.75 Kcal (1469 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.29g 30%
Cholesterol 44.94mg 15%
Sodium 442.99mg 18%
Potassium 191.24mg 4%
Total Carbs 42.06g 14%
Sugars 19.27g 77%
Dietary Fiber 4.01g 16%
Protein 5.49g 11%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 109.9mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 404.41 Kcal (1693 kJ)
Calories from fat 200.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.24g 30%
Cholesterol 51.81mg 15%
Sodium 510.76mg 18%
Potassium 220.49mg 4%
Total Carbs 48.5g 14%
Sugars 22.22g 77%
Dietary Fiber 4.62g 16%
Protein 6.33g 11%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.6mg 13%
Calcium 126.7mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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