Chocolate and hazelnut truffle cake

Torta gianduja

Source: Silvia Colloca

Silvia Colloca explains how to make torta gianduja, a cake originally from the region of Piedmont.


Ingredients

  • 150 g unsalted butter, cut into cubes
  • 160 g dark 70% chocolate, broken into pieces, or dark chocolate chips
  • pinch of salt flakes
  • 2½ tbsp hot espresso coffee
  • heaped tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp Frangelico or rum
  • eggs
  • 250 g brown sugar
  • 1 cup (100 g) hazelnut meal
  • 1 handful roasted, roughly chopped hazelnuts
  • whipped cream and fresh berries, to serve

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