
Torta di Nocciole - Hazelnut Cake
6-8
Servings
Servings
25m PT25M
Prep Time
Prep Time
40m PT40M
Cook Time
Cook Time
1h 5m
Ready In
Ready In
Recipe: #32841
June 30, 2019
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, 8 or 9 Inch, Nuts/Seeds, Hazelnut, Vegetarian, Flour, Kosher Dairy more
"This cake originates from the Piedmont region of Italy where hazelnuts are grown. It is a fairly plain looking cake but you can dress it up with a dusting of powdered sugar or serve with fresh berries and whipped cream. Serve warm or at room temp. I've posted the recipe in metric units with the US units after the ingredient . My recipe source doesn't specify cake pan size from the picture I saw it looks 9" , if you go with 8" for a taller cake you may need to cook slightly longer or if I'm wrong , slightly less for the 9"."
Original recipe yields 6-8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (286.8 g)
- Calories 855.6
- Total Fat - 56.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 19.6 g
- Cholesterol - 656.1 mg
- Sodium - 529.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 63.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.4 g
- Sugars - 35.4 g
- Protein - 29.3 g
- Calcium - 254.2 mg
- Iron - 5.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step 1
Preheat ove to 350 F or 180 C
Step 2
Butter and flour a 8" or 9" cake pan
Step 3
Toast hazelnuts in the oven 8-10 minutes, let cool and then rub with a dish towel to remove as much skin as possible. Chop finely in a food processor (you can also use a blender but it can be a little trickier)
Step 4
In a bowl , beat the sugar and butter briefly , add in the eggs, then follow with the rest of the ingredients.
Step 5
Mix well until smooth and uniform, without lumps.
Step 6
Pour into prepared pan, bake 40 minutes but start check at 30 if you go with the 9" pan. Use standard method for checking doneness.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.