Coffee, Lindt EXCELLENCE Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake

Name: Coffee, Lindt EXCELLENCE Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake
Ingredients: Makes one 20cm springform (10-12 slices); 70g Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa; 180g Butter, soft; 120g Raw caster sugar; 2 eggs; 220g Flour; 60g Hazelnut meal; 15g Cocoa; 3tsp Baking powder; 30g Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa, finely chopped; Pinch sea salt; Optional 1 Espresso for basting (around 40ml; Icing; 40g Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa, finely chopped; 40ml Shot of espresso; 15g Butter, soft; 10g cocoa powder; 125g Icing sugar, sifted; To decorate; Squares of Lindt EXCELLENCE 70% Cocoa; Optional Coffee beans in gold luster dust

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Chocolate, coffee and hazelnut are three flavours that work together exceptionally well and this cake is a true celebration of this combination. Topped with either this icing, ganache, buttercream or...