Ingredients
Makes a 24cm cake (Feeds 25 easy)
Hazelnut torte:
155g unsalted butter
305g plain flour
350g ground hazelnut meal
8g baking powder
4g salt
350g caster sugar
6 eggs
40ml rice bran oil
1 vanilla pod, scraped of seeds
240ml room temp milk
120g choc chips, dark
Choc chip butter cream:
140g egg whites
140g caster sugar
7g sea salt flakes
2 teaspoon of clear vanilla extract
210g unsalted, cubed, softish butter
100g choc chip flakes
White chocolate, hazelnut ganache:
500g white chocolate, finely chopped
400 ml cream, pure
2ml hazelnut oil
30g un salted butter, soft
Chocolate glaze:
450g dark chocolate, chopped
200mlpouring (single) cream
20g butter, softened
Baci crumble:
250g hazelnuts, skinless and roasted
6 baci chocolates
50g sweet plain biscuits
20g coco powder
Preparation