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hazelnut butter and chocolate sponge


Ingredients

100 g butter, cubed
150 sugar
1 tbsp hazelnut butter
3 eggs
250 g self rising flour
200 ml milk

60 g dark chocolate, cut into small piaces
icing sugar to dust

Beat the butter with the sugar, add the hazelnut butter and keep beating. Add the eggs, one by one, followed by half of the flour, then the milk, then the remaining flour and milk. Keep beating until light and foamy. Spoon (don't pour, just spoon delicately) inside a non stick 20 cm round baking tin, well greased with butter. Top with the chocolate (it will go down inside the cake during baking). Bake at 180° for about 25 minutes. When cold dust with icing sugar.
This cake is soft and it smells divine!

Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©
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  1. FaithAugust 30, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    What an impressive cake! I bet it's delicious with a cup of coffee!

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  2. AlessandraAugust 30, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Yes Faith, just perfect with coffee! :-)

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  3. Jayanthy KumaranAugust 30, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    this recipe sounds interesting and delicious too..:)

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  4. UnknownAugust 31, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    Altissima questa torta! Tutto merito del self rising flour o di qualche segreto professionale?
    Oggi ho proprio voglia di torta!
    Ilaria

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  5. RachanaAugust 31, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    Would be just perfect with a cup of coffee! Yumm!

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  6. AlessandraAugust 31, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Ilaria, questa bisogna sbatterla tanto tanto, senza mai fermare lo sbattitore. e poi la metti nella teglia a cucchiaiate, lentamente, e non la livelli, non sbatti la teglia... insomma, non fai nulla per far scappare tutta l'aria che ci hai messo dentro montandola. E allora viene altissima e, soprattutto, on fa il vulcano!

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  7. aipiSeptember 4, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    Whooo!! hazelnuts n dark chocolate ..it has my name written all over it..yum yum !!

    US Masala

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  8. JoSeptember 5, 2010 at 10:27 PM

    This cake looks fantastic!

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  9. Giuseppina LeddaSeptember 9, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    GrandeAle! La voglio provare anche io: ha un aspetto davvero invitante...

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  10. Sweet ArtichokeSeptember 10, 2010 at 10:41 PM

    Hi!
    it is my first time on your lovely blog! So many tempting recipes :-)
    This is a beautiful cake. It looks delicious and moist. Love hazelnuts and chocolate combination: yumm!

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