{"id":16488,"date":"2015-01-03T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/german-chocolate-and-hazelnut-cake-giotto-cake\/"},"modified":"2015-01-03T08:42:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T08:42:00","slug":"german-chocolate-and-hazelnut-cake-giotto-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/german-chocolate-and-hazelnut-cake-giotto-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"German Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake (Giotto Cake)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This German Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake is a cake for special occasions. Moist hazelnut chocolate sponge cake meets rich hazelnut cheesecake cream!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Germans are into hazelnut flavoured, wafer-y things. I don’t know of a single German friend who doesn’t have a secret\u00a0stock of Nutella, Amicellis, or Hanuta…sometimes even\u00a0Giotto treats!<\/div>\n
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Those are my favourite sweet treat EVER and I was ever so happy to find them in Canadian Grocery Stores. The combination of crispy wafers, chocolate, roasted hazelnut, and fine hazelnut cream is just irresistible. And what is even better than Giottos? A chocolate and hazelnut cake that tastes just like Giotto!<\/div>\n
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This festive Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake is a German cake classic!<\/h2>\n

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A Giotto Cake – best described as a super decadent Chocolate and Hazelnut Cream Cake – is something we LOVE in Germany. For bigger gatherings, someone would always bring the odd\u00a0hazelnut and chocolate bomb. It would be the cake which disappears within seconds! We just love it!<\/div>\n

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Inspired by my favourite sweet, I made this super moist and extremely naughty Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake \u00e1 la Giotto for last year’s Christmas Party.<\/div>\n
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And I kid you not – never have I ever seen a cake\u00a0disappear that quickly! It’s still my most requested cake for all kinds of parties or family dinners. So bear in mind, that if you make it once, you’ll have to make it over and over and over and over again.<\/div>\n
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How to make German Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake:<\/h3>\n

It all starts with the sponge. This is not your light-as-a-feather sponge, but a moist and rich chocolate sponge made with buttermilk. We add cocoa powder, grated chocolate,\u00a0and chopped hazelnuts to the cake batter to make it extra delicious and decadent.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry – the cake will not be dense at all! Now on to the melt-in-you-mouth hazelnut cheesecake filling!<\/p>\n

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The secret to the perfect Hazelnut Cheesecake Cream:<\/h3>\n

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For my Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake, I used German Nougat – a super smooth hazelnut chocolate paste, which is very hard\u00a0to get in Canada or the States. When in Germany I always make sure to get some before I jump back on my plane back to Canada.<\/p>\n

For if you can’t find it at the European Deli, you can either make Nougat at home<\/a> or use a high-quality chocolate hazelnut spread.<\/p>\n

Tips for making this chocolate and hazelnut cake recipe:<\/h3>\n
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  • Make sure your butter, cream cheese,\u00a0and whipping cream are at room temperature.<\/li>\n
  • When making the hazelnut filling, make sure to not overwhip it. Stop whipping as soon as the filling is smooth and forms peaks.<\/li>\n
  • If you cannot find Giotto, use Rocher chocolates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

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