Hazelnut Torte Recipe | Epicurious

Hazelnut Torte Recipe | Epicurious

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This is a wonderfully easy cake with flavors for which Piemonte is known. The best hazelnuts in Piemonte are called tonda gentile delle Langhe—the “gentle round one of the Langhe”—and with a...

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  • cake
  • torte
  • italian
  • hazelnut
  • snack
  • breakfast
  • make ahead
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups hazelnuts, toasted and with skins rubbed off
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus some for the cake pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons soft butter, plus a bit for the cake pan
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
  • 1 cup milk at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons semisweet chocolate, chopped by hand in small pieces
  • Garnish: powdered sugar or whipped cream
  • A 10-inch springform cake pan
  • A heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with the whisk

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