A few days ago we celebrated World Nutella Day. But, because we love the chocolate hazelnut spread, it’s kind of always World Nutella Day for us. If we’re not eating it for breakfast, we’re enjoying it as a delicious Nutella cake. Check the recipe!
A Quick Recipe for Our Delicious Nutella Cake
The popular spread originally comes from Italy. There, the Ferrero company invented the first version of today’s spread in the 1940s. At that time, chocolate was scarce, which is why hazelnuts from Piedmont served as the main ingredient.
The ingredient list for our Nutella cake is manageable, but that’s what makes it so special. The Nutella itself brings a lot of flavor, so it only needs a few other ingredients. Flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder and baking soda form the base, butter and buttermilk provide the perfect consistency. A touch of vanilla and ground hazelnuts round it all off and enhance the chocolatey note.
You can hardly go wrong with the preparation. Have all the ingredients ready and mix them together. Start with the butter and sugar, beating both until fluffy. Then stir in the eggs and vanilla extract as well as the Nutella.
Then mix the dry ingredients and mix them together with the buttermilk and the egg cream. Now you can pour the batter into the pan and bake it in the oven. The Nutella cake is decorated with chocolate icing and the eponymous chocolate cream as well as grated chocolate or colorful sprinkles.
Its irresistible aroma makes it a true classic. Once you’ve tried it, you’ll quickly understand why it has so many fans. So grab your mixing bowl and enjoy this chocolatey treat!
If you’re still looking for your Nutella fix, then try baking our Nutella-banana muffins and our Nutella marble cake. If you want to continue with Italian sweets, our almond cake with lemon mascarpone cream is a must.
Nutella Cake
Equipment
- 1 (9-in.) springform pan
Ingredients
For the batter:
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 medium eggs
- ½ cup Nutella
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup hazelnuts ground
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup buttermilk
For the decoration:
- ½ cup chocolate glaze
- ⅔ cup Nutella
- chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Grease a 9-inch springform pan and preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Beat butter and sugar for several minutes until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat in eggs one at a time. Finally, stir in Nutella.
- Combine all dry ingredients and mix with buttermilk and egg mixture until smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, smooth top, and bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before removing from pan.
- Melt chocolate glaze in a double boiler or heatproof bowl set over simmering water. Stir in Nutella until smooth.
- Spread frosting over cake and decorate with chocolate shavings.