Photo: Charisse Kenion
Hazelnut and chocolate gâteau
22 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Makes 1 large gâteau
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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.
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
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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