Name: Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder; 1/3 cup (80ml) hot water; 150 gram dark eating chocolate, melted; 150 gram butter, melted; 1 1/3 cup (295g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup (100g) hazelnut meal; 4 eggs, separated; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, extra

Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake

Don't miss out on the goodness of chocolate cake just because you're gluten free. This dark, rich and nutty cake cuts out the flour, but not the warm and gooey textures.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

Marinate

15M

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

1/3 cup (35g) cocoa powder

1/3 cup (80ml) hot water

150 gram dark eating chocolate, melted

150 gram butter, melted

1 1/3 cup (295g) firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup (100g) hazelnut meal

4 eggs, separated

1 tablespoon cocoa powder, extra

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease deep 20cm-round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.

2.Blend cocoa with the water in large bowl until smooth. Add chocolate, butter, sugar, hazelnut meal and egg yolks; stir until combined.

3.Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture in two batches.

4.Pour mixture into pan; bake about 1 hour. Stand cake in pan 15 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool. Dust with sifted extra cocoa.

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