Nutella Cake
Servings 12 people
This Nutella Cake is a rich and indulgent dessert highlighting the delicious blend of chocolate and hazelnut! A moist chocolate cake coated in a decadent Nutella frosting and topped with Ferrero Rocher candy and chopped hazelnuts.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 1 cup brewed black coffee hot
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
- 1 batch Nutella Frosting Recipe
Toppings
- Ferrero Rocher Candy
- 1/4 cup Hazelnuts chopped
- sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line and grease two 9 or 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and cooking spray and set aside. Click for the photo instructions for lining round pans with parchment paper.
- Combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and mix together.
- Beat in the eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil, and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, the batter is going to be very thin.
- Evenly divide the batter between the two pans and bake the cakes for 40-45 minutes until toothpick comes clean from center.
- Cool in pans for at least 10 minutes and loosen from sides of pan before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- While the cakes are cooling, prepare the Nutella Frosting, then assemble and frost the cooled cakes starting with a thin crumb coat and chilling for 30 minutes before adding the final coating. Pipe additional frosting around the edge and top as desired.
- Add Ferrero Rocher candies, chopped hazelnuts, and chocolate sprinkles for the final touch.
Notes
- Hot water and instant coffee can be used in place of coffee. Hot water can also be used by itself but the cake will not be as rich in flavor.
- Nutritional Information is an estimate based on 12 slices. It does not include Ferrero Rocher candies in the calculations.
Nutrition
Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 392mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1.9mg
Find it online: www.sugarandsoul.co/nutella-cake/