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Gooey Hazelnut-Chocolate Cake





Yields
Makes 10 to 12 servings

When Sunset reader Marie Yong travels, she always carries along a notebook to collect recipes. One she recorded gets a lot of mileage at home: an easy chocolate cake with a baked-in sauce made with cocoa-flavored hazelnut spread (such as Nutella). Look for the spread in well-stocked supermarkets alongside peanut butter or ice cream toppings.

  About 10 tablespoons (1/3 lb.) butter or margarine, at room temperature
 1/2 cup cocoa-flavored hazelnut spread
 1/2 cup whipping cream
 1 cup sugar
 2 large eggs
 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 3/4 cup milk
  Strawberries
  Vanilla ice cream or sweetened softly whipped cream
Step 1
1

Butter an 8-inch plain or fluted tube pan. In a bowl, mix hazelnut spread and whipping cream until smoothly blended. Pour evenly into bottom of pan.

Step 2
2

In a large bowl with a mixer, beat 10 tablespoons butter and the sugar until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until fluffy after each addition.

Step 3
3

Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Step 4
4

Add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture; stir to combine, then beat until well blended. Spoon evenly over hazelnut mixture in pan.

Step 5
5

Bake in a 350° oven (325° in a convection oven) until cake begins to pull from pan sides and springs back when lightly pressed in the center, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in pan, then slip a thin-bladed knife between pan rim and cake. Invert a large plate over cake. Holding pan and plate together, invert again and shake gently to release cake onto plate. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes, then lift off pan. Scoop any hazelnut mixture left in pan onto top of cake. Garnish with strawberries.

Step 6
6

Slice and serve warm with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories321
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g24%

Saturated Fat 9.3g47%
Cholesterol 76mg26%
Sodium 366mg16%
Total Carbohydrate 37g14%

Dietary Fiber 1.1g4%
Protein 4.6g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.