Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake Gluten Free Food

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round. Wrap outside of pan tightly with 3 layers of heavy-duty foil. Combine chocolate and butter in medium metal bowl; set bowl over saucepan of simmering water. Whisk until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water.
• Whisk eggs, golden brown sugar, and 1/4 cup Frangelico in large bowl to blend. Add chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Stir in ground hazelnuts and 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Place springform pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan. Place in oven and tent springform pan loosely with foil. Bake until cake is set in center and top is dry to touch, about 1 1/2 hours (top of cake will remain shiny). Remove cake from roasting pan; remove foil from top and outside of pan. Cool cake in pan on rack. Chill cake until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• Using electric mixer, beat whipping cream and remaining 1/4 cup Frangelico in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides. Cut cake into wedges. Transfer to plates. Top with whipped cream; sprinkle with chopped toasted hazelnuts.

FLOURLESS HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F/360°C degrees.
• Whip egg whites until a stiff peak forms. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix egg yolks and sugar. Add the chocolate and butter mixture and mix.
• Mix in the hazelnut meal, cocoa powder, and liquor (if using) and mix.
• Fold in the egg whites and mix. Pour in a 7-inch springform pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top using a small strainer.
• Infuse love, slice and serve!

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C / 140°C fan-forced. Grease a deep 20 cm round cake pan. Line base and sides of the pan with baking paper.
• Combine the butter and the chocolate in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat until smooth and cool for 10 minutes.
• Beat the egg yolks and the caster sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until thick and pale.
• Beat in the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks.
• Using a clean small bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Fold the hazelnut meal into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the beaten egg whites in two batches.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 ½ hours.
• Cool in pan. Turn cake, top side down onto a serving plate.
• Ganache- bring the cream to the bowl in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until smooth. Stand 5 minutes before using.
• Spread the cake with the chocolate ganache to serve and top with chopped hazelnuts to serve.

FLOURLESS HAZELNUT MASCAPONE CHOCOLATE CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• If you are using whole hazelnuts, preheat the oven or oven toaster to 350ºF/180ºC. If you are using hazelnut meal, skip to step 4.
• Toast the whole hazelnuts for about 10 minutes until fragrant. Set aside and cool.
• Place the cooled hazelnuts in a food processor and grind to make hazelnut meal. Do not over-process. If you do, it will turn into nut butter.
• In a small pan, melt butter and chocolate under very low heat.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Spray oil inside a 9-inch springform pan.
• In a bowl, beat mascapone cheese until creamy. Add sugar and beat again.
• Add eggs and beat until creamy.
• Add the chocolate mixture, vanilla and liquor (if using) and mix well.
• Add hazelnut meal, salt, and cinnamon and mix well.
• Bake for about 40 - 45 minutes. Set aside and cool.
• When the cake is cooked, remove the pan and place the cake on a cake plate.
• Dust cocoa powder and powdered sugar using a stencil (see note above).
• Infuse love and serve with whipped cream and/or ice cream if desired.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• For cake, preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9 inch springform pan.
• Grind toasted hazelnuts in food processor until very finely chopped.
• Stir in baking powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale in color.
• Mix in ground hazelnuts, Kahlua and melted chocolate.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
• Quickly fold 1/3 of the egg whites into chocolate mixture to lighten the mixture.
• Then add remaining whites and fold until no white streaks remain.
• Pour into springform pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 minutes or until top of cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool on wire rack.
• When cake is cool, slice horizontally into 2 layers.
• Drizzle each cut side with 1 tbsp Kahlua.
• To make frosting, dissolve coffee in boiling water.
• Set aside.
• Melt chips in microwave oven, stir until smooth.
• Set aside.
• In medium bowl, combine butter and eggs, beat until creamy.
• Beat in melted chips and coffee, mixing until well blended.
• Spread generously between layers, down the sides and on the top of the cake.

RIDICULOUS GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375. Spray entire inside of springform pan with cooking spray.
• grind 1 1/2 cups of your hazelnuts (you can use a mini chop prep, food processor, even a coffee grinder).
• cut butter into small pieces and melt butter and chocolate chips in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water (I simply used my metal mixing bowl from my stand Kitchenaid mixer over a pot of water). Stir occasionally until melted and cool slightly.
• using same bowl (if you can) beat in sugar and eggs one at a time. Mix for a couple minutes.
• mix in vanilla and salt, and gradually add your ground hazelnuts. Sift in cocoa and beat another couple minutes.
• pour into pan and bake for 35 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for 2 hours and then remove side of pan. Move to serving platter and sift powdered sugar over top.
• serve with whipped cream and the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped hazelnuts.