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Chocolate hazelnut cake with dulce de leche

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with Caramelized milk

STINA SPIEGELBERG
A juicy chocolate-hazelnut base combined with delicately creamy caramel and a creamy filling... probably the best cake I've ever made! Can’t wait already? Haha, let’s dive in!
Zubereitungszeit 1 Std.
Backzeit 25 Min.
Cooling Time 1 Std.
Gericht Autumn, Chocolate, Sweets & Baking
Portionen 1 Cake of 18 cm diameter

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For the batter:

  • 225 g Wheat flour type 550
  • 120 g Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa
  • ¾ Pack baking powder
  • 1 pinch each of salt, vanilla, cinnamon
  • 90 g Vegetable oil
  • 300 g Soybean hazelnut quark
  • 150 mL Water
  • 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

For the dulce de leche (caramelized milk):

  • 150 g Sugar
  • 150 mL Oat cake

For the cream filling:

  • 400 g Vegan whipped cream
  • 2 Packs of cream stiffeners
  • 60 g Sugar
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon

Decoration:

  • Hazelnuts and Chocolate

Anleitung
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C top/bottom heat.
  • Grease three 18cm springform pans.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix flour, starch, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and spices.
  • Add oil, quark, 150 mL of water, and apple cider vinegar and mix quickly by hand with a whisk.
  • Divide the batter between three greased 18cm baking pans and bake for 25 minutes.
  • Allow the chocolate bases to cool completely in the mold.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the dulce de leche (caramelized milk).
  • Caramelize the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add the cream while it is still hot and dissolve it.
  • If it does not dissolve completely, heat the cream again until a creamy caramel has formed.
  • For the cream filling, whip the cream until stiff.
  • Mix the cream stabilizer and sugar in a cup, then whip into the cream.
  • Season with a pinch of cinnamon.
  • Level the cake bases.
  • Start stacking the layers over a cake stand, alternating between whipped cream and dulce de leche.
  • Cover the cake with cream all over and chill for at least an hour.
  • Decorate with chopped hazelnuts and chocolate before slicing.
Keyword Caramelized milk, Chocoholics, Chocolate, Chocolate cake, dulce de leche, vegan