Hazelnut Chiffon Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a bowl, combine cocoa and water until smooth; cool for 20 minutes. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients along with the cocoa mixture. Beat until well blended. In another large bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into egg yolk mixture. , Gently spoon batter into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on lowest rack at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely. Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a serving plate., For icing, melt butter in a saucepan. Remove from the heat; stir in the confectioners' sugar, chocolate, vanilla and water. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with nuts if desired.

HAZELNUT CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease, flour and line with parchment a 10 x 3 inch round cake pan.
• Reserving 2 tbl of sugar, sift together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.
• Set aside.
• In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the egg yolks at high speed.
• Turn to low and add the oil and vanilla.
• On low, gradually add the sifted dry ingredients, turn up speed mand beat until smooth.
• In an electric mixer with a whisk, whip egg whites until soft peaks form, graduaqlly add reserved 2 tbl sugar and co0ntinue to whip until whites are shiny and firm but not stiff.
• Fold 1/4 of the whites into the egg yolk mixture, then scrapethe egg yolk mixture back into the whites.
• Fold quickly to incorporate.
• Fold in the hazelnuts.
• Scrape into cake pan and bake until cake is golden and springs back when lightly touched.
• About 35 minutes.
• Cool.

HUNGARIAN FLOURLESS HAZELNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan. Grind hazelnuts until very fine. Add baking powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip the egg yolks with the sugar until pale yellow in color. Beat in the ground hazelnut mixture.
• In a separate CLEAN bowl, with a CLEAN whisk, whip the egg whites until stiff. Quickly fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, then add the remaining whites and fold in until no streaks remain.
• Pour into a 9 inch springform. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes, or until top of cake springs back when lightly tapped. Cool on wire rack.
• When cake is cool, slice horizontally into 3 layers. Whip the cream until stiff, and spread generously between layers, on top and on the sides of the cake. Sprinkle chopped hazelnuts on top for decoration.