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Petite Chocolate-Hazelnut Cakes Recipe

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Add these sweet treats to a dessert platter featuring other small confections. The cake is moist, tender and extra special with a rich, creamy filling and decadent chocolate ganache on top.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Petite Chocolate-Hazelnut Cakes Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 96 Servings

35 20 55

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
FILLING:
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
1/4 cup Nutella
GANACHE:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon instant espresso granules
1-1/4 cups hazelnuts, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely. Trim 1/2-in. from edges of cake. Cut cake horizontally into two layers; set aside.
In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cream; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, beat gelatin mixture and remaining cream until it begins to thicken. Add Nutella; beat until stiff peaks form.
Place bottom cake layer on a cutting board; spread with whipped cream mixture. Top with remaining cake layer.
Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream and espresso granules just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth.
Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until ganache reaches a spreading consistency, about 30 minutes. Spread over top of cake. Cut cake into 1-in. squares; top each with a hazelnut. Yield: 8 dozen.

To Make Ahead: Cakes can be made a day in advance. Place each cake in a miniature muffin cup liner and place in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 67 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 fat.

Originally published as Petite Chocolate-Hazelnut Cakes in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2010, p83

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