Chocolate Hazelnut Torte #CakeSliceBakers
Another delicious chocolate cake from Zoe Bakes Cakes . Not a surprise since this one also starts with the Devil's Food Cake recipe in the book and then has you layer hazelnut-flavored Swiss meringue buttercream and Nutella between the cake rounds. Hard to go wrong with this combination. Swiss meringue buttercream starts with eggs whites and sugar that get heated up enough to make them safe to consume (140 degrees F). Then you return to your mixer and whip until they cool down, and you slowly add in butter until a creamy frosting is produced. For this recipe, you then added pulverized hazelnut praline. I used only about the amount produced, and that was definitely a good choice - it added a nice flavor without completely overwhelming the frosting. This devil's food cake makes a great foundation for anything. It's moist and tasty enough to stand completely on it's own, but the hazelnut buttercream and Nutella sends it over the top. Everyone loved it. Each month T