Torta di Nocciole - Hazelnut Cake
Created by momaphet on June 30, 2019
- Servings: 6-8
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #32841
Ingredients
- 200 grams hazelnuts (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 eggs
- 200 grams sugar (1 cup)
- 150 grams butter, softened (10 1/2 Tbls)
- 200 grams unbleached all purpose flour (1 2/3 cup)
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Confectioners sugar for dusting , optional
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat ove to 350 F or 180 C
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Step 2: Butter and flour a 8" or 9" cake pan
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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)
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Step 4: In a bowl , beat the sugar and butter briefly , add in the eggs, then follow with the rest of the ingredients.
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Step 5: Mix well until smooth and uniform, without lumps.
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- 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