Description
A luxurious dessert featuring a dense chocolate sponge, a silky hazelnut cream filling, and a stunning Rocher-style glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 150 g high-quality dark chocolate (60–70% cacao)
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 100 g granulated white sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 80 g all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- 300 ml heavy liquid whipping cream (minimum 30–35% fat content, thoroughly chilled)
- 150 g hazelnut spread or premium hazelnut praliné paste
- 100 g high-quality milk chocolate
- 200 g premium dark chocolate, chopped
- 100 g raw hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely crushed
- 50 g unsalted butter
- Whole roasted hazelnuts, skinned
- 50 g dark chocolate, melted (for decorative piping)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a rectangular baking mold with parchment paper.
- Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
- Whisk in the sugar and then add the eggs one by one, beating until glossy.
- Fold in the flour and salt gently until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared mold and bake for 20 minutes, then let it cool completely.
- Slice the cooled cake into two equal sheets.
- Melt the milk chocolate and hazelnut spread, then cool it to room temperature.
- Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Fold a third of the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate-hazelnut mixture and then fold in the remaining cream.
- Layer the bottom sheet of cake in the mold, spread half the hazelnut cream, then top with the second sheet of cake and the remaining cream.
- Chill the assembled cake in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
- Toast hazelnuts in a dry pan until fragrant, then crush coarsely.
- Melt dark chocolate with butter for the glaze, mix in the crushed hazelnuts, and let cool slightly.
- Unmold the cake and pour the glaze over it.
- Decorate with whole roasted hazelnuts and melted dark chocolate designs.
- Refrigerate again for 1 hour before serving to set the glaze.
Notes
Ensure to use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor. Chill all ingredients appropriately to achieve the desired texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: cake, chocolate, hazelnut, dessert, baking, gourmet