Flourless Hazelnut Cake

Step by step

1. 1

   Finely grind hazelnuts in a food processor.

2. 2

   Melt chocolate over a water bath, let cool slightly.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 175°C, grease a springform pan.

4. 4

   Cream soft butter with sugar, vanilla and salt.

5. 5

   Stir in egg yolks one by one.

6. 6

   Stir in melted chocolate.

7. 7

   Mix hazelnuts with baking powder and cocoa, fold into the batter.

8. 8

   Whip egg whites stiff, carefully fold in.

9. 9

   Fill batter into the pan.

10. 10

    Bake at 175°C for about 40–45 min, do a toothpick test.