This Decadent Chocolate Hazelnut Cake is beautifully moist, rich with extra chocolate and hazelnuts and completely grain-free and gluten-free.
INGREDIENTS
For the cake
- 200 g 70% dark chocolate
- 6 eggs – separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 175 g golden caster sugar
- 250 g ground hazelnuts
- 20 g cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon espresso powder
- 50 ml whole milk
For the chocolate soaking syrup
- 50 g water
- 45 g soft light brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the hazelnut praline:
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- pinch of sea salt
- 50 g roasted and skinned hazelnuts
For the chocolate glaze:
- 150 g 70% dark chocolate
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
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