Ferrero Rocher Cake made with layers of hazelnut Sponge Cake, rich Nutella Buttercream, and wafers. This recipe makes the perfect Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Cake.
- 7 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cups sugar granulated
- 2 cups hazelnut flour
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 300 grams butter, unsalted room temperature
- 2¼ cups chopped chocolate or chocolate chips , semi-sweet
- ½ cup Nutella spread
- 1.5 cup wafers crushed
- 10 Ferrero Rocher Candies
- ¾ cup hazelnuts , chopped / or ¾ cups wafers, crushed
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two – 8 inch round pans with foil and spray with non-stick spray, or butter the sides.
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Sift 3 tbsp flour, 3 tbsp cocoa & 3 tsp baking powder. Stir in 2 cups of hazelnut flour.
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Whip 7 eggs on high speed, until frothy, about 3 minutes. Slowly add the 1/2 cup sugar and continue whipping until tripled in volume, about 15 minutes.
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Carefully fold dry ingredients into the eggs in 3 additions.
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Divide the batter evenly between two – 8-inch pans and bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Once baked, leave in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely
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Melt 2¼ cups of chocolate in the microwave, on low heat, in short intervals, stirring between each time. Bring to room temperature.
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Whip chocolate, 300 grams room temperature butter & 1/2 cup Nutella until thoroughly combined and fluffy.
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Once the cake is cool, split each cake horizontally into 2 even layers.
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Crush wafers by putting in a ziplock bag, then going over them with a rolling pin or something heavy.
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Reserve ¾ cup frosting for decorating.
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Place a small dab of frosting onto a serving platter.
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Place the 1st cake layer on top and press to adhere.
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Top with ¼ of the remaining frosting and spread around evenly. Sprinkle with ⅓ of the crushed wafers.
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Repeat above 2 steps with the remaining cake layers.
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Cover the cake sides with reserved frosting.
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Press the crushed wafers or chopped hazelnuts onto the sides of the cake.
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Pipe 8 stars on top of the cake. Place 1 Ferrero Rocher candy on top of each piped star.
Keep refrigerated if not serving right away. Bring to room temperature before serving.