Amazing Hazelnut-mocha Torte

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons butter, soft
• 1 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons strong hot coffee
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur (such as kahlua or tia maria)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f; line the bottoms of two eight-inch cake pans with parchment paper or wax paper and set aside.
• 2 prepare cake: first, place nuts in food processor and finely chop; remove from processor and set aside.
• 3 add eggs and sugar to food processor and process until well mixed.
• 4 add flour, baking powder and chopped nuts to egg/sugar mixture in processor; pulse only until combined.
• 5 divide batter evenly between the two pans and take for 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• 6 remove layers from pans and cool on a rack (remove paper).
• 7 prepare filling: place butter and sifted icing sugar in a mixing bowl and.
• 8 cream together using an electric mixer.
• 9 add hot coffee, cocoa and vanilla; combine well.
• 10 place one cake layer on a serving plate, spread this mixture over the cake layer (use all of it) and then cover with the second cake layer.
• 11 cover well and refrigerate.
• 12 shortly before serving, prepare topping: in a chilled mixing bowl, with an electric mixer whose beaters have been chilled, beat whipping cream with the sugar and coffee liqueur.
• 13 spread over top and sides of torte, and serve.