Torta Alla Gianduia (Chocolate Hazelnut Cake) Recipe

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Torta Alla Gianduia (Chocolate Hazelnut Cake)
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
706
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
  2. Prepare a 9-inch springform pan: grease and line with parchment or wax paper.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs whites and salt until stiff but not dry (this means that they will hold their peaks, yet still appear glossy and smooth).
  4. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and Nutella together, then add Frangelico (or what you have chosen to use), egg yolks, and ground hazelnuts.
  5. Fold in the cooled, melted chocolate, then lighten the mixture with a dollop of egg white, which you can beat in as roughly as you want, before gently folding the rest of them in a third at a time.
  6. Pour into the prepared pan and cook for 40 minutes or until the cake's beginning to come away at the sides, then let cool on rack.
  7. Toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan until the aroma wafts upward and the nuts are golden brown in parts: keep shaking the pan so they don't burn on one side and stay too pallid on others.
  8. Transfer to a plate and let cool.
  9. This is imperative: if they go on the ganache while hot, it'll turn oily (believe me I speak from experience).
  10. In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, add the cream, liquer or water, and chopped chocolate and heat gently.
  11. Once the chocolate's melted, take the pan off the heat and whisk until it reaches the right consistency to ice just the top of the cake.
  12. Unmold the cooled cake carefully, leaving it on the base as it will be too difficult to get such a damp cake off in one piece.
  13. Ice the top with the chocolate icing, and dot thickly with the whole, toasted hazelnuts.
  14. If you have used Frangelico, put shot glasses on the table and serve it with the cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 706.03 Kcal (2956 kJ)
Calories from fat 419.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.64g 72%
Cholesterol 154.59mg 52%
Sodium 161.98mg 7%
Potassium 218.47mg 5%
Total Carbs 63.86g 21%
Sugars 48.06g 192%
Dietary Fiber 4.49g 18%
Protein 13.29g 27%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 134.7mg 748%
Calcium 137.3mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 433.56 Kcal (1815 kJ)
Calories from fat 257.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.64g 72%
Cholesterol 94.93mg 52%
Sodium 99.47mg 7%
Potassium 134.16mg 5%
Total Carbs 39.21g 21%
Sugars 29.51g 192%
Dietary Fiber 2.76g 18%
Protein 8.16g 27%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 2%
Iron 82.7mg 748%
Calcium 84.3mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.2
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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