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Chocolate Walnut Hazelnut Cake

5 from 9 votes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 12 people
Calories 544 kcal

Ingredients
 

Cakes:

  • 200 g Walnuts
  • 100 g Ground hazelnuts
  • 200 g Butter
  • 200 g Whole milk couverture
  • 160 g Powdered sugar
  • 4 large Free range eggs
  • 1 heaped tsp Baking powder
  • Parchment paper
  • 1 Springform pan 26cm

Decoration:

  • 20 mini Easter bunny
  • 200 g Marzipan
  • 1 Food color red
  • 1 Food color green
  • 0,5 tsp Cocoa
  • 2 tbsp Colorful sprinkles
  • 100 g Whole milk couverture
  • 1 pair of Gloves once

Instructions
 

  • Grind the walnuts in a food processor .... melt the butter and chocolate (couverture) in a saucepan slowly and not too hot on the lowest setting (temperature 28-30 ° C) ..... line the springform pan with baking paper ... Preheat the oven to 170 ° C ...
  • Mix in the eggs and powdered sugar with a hand mixer ... stir in the hazelnuts, walnuts and baking powder ... finally stir in the butter and chocolate melt ... put in the springform pan and bake for about 40-45 minutes ... . prick the cake with a wooden stick ... when the dough no longer sticks, the cake is ready ... remove and let cool for about 2 hours ...

Decoration:

  • Let the couverture melt slowly in a water bath (about 30 ° C) .... pour it onto the surface of the cake ud distribute it evenly with a pastry knife .... place the chocolate bunnies around the edge ...
  • Divide the maripan into 3 bowls ... color with red, green food coloring (I put on rubber gloves) ... color the third maripan with cocoa ...
  • I made roses out of the red maripan .... first form a stamp .... then form the petals .... the petals are repeatedly placed around the stamp ... this is how a rose is created ...
  • I made letters out of the cocoa marzipan and dipped them in sprinkles ... Fiona ... I made a few petals out of the green-colored marzipan ...
  • Now put everything on the cake ... done ... enjoy the chocolate-walnut-hazelnut cake ...... there is a piece on your plate tonight ....

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 544kcalCarbohydrates: 44.7gProtein: 8gFat: 37.3g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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