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Hazelnut and chocolate gâteau
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Hazelnut and chocolate gâteau

22 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Makes 1 large gâteau openrecipes

Six layers of chocolate and hazelnut sponge are laced with cognac and iced with a light meringue buttercream. A showstopper if ever there was one.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

902
Calories
22g
Protein
32g
Fat
129g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 12 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Hazelnut not in our table 0
Cognac not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Meringue not in our table 0
Marshmallow not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 free-range egg whites
  • 150g/5oz icing sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 150g/5oz ground hazelnuts
  • 50g/1¾oz plain flour
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 110g/4oz caster sugar
  • 75g/3oz plain flour
  • 25g/1oz cocoa powder
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 litre/1¾ pint double cream
  • 9 tbsp hazelnut
  • 50ml/1¾fl oz cognac
  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 5 free-range egg whites
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • 110g/4oz butter
  • 50ml/1¾fl oz cold strong coffee
  • 3-5 small meringue
  • 9-15 small marshmallows
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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