Recipe for cooking Hazelnut Cake

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Hazelnut Cake

Posted by Annette at recipegoldmine.com 3/25/02 5:56:52 pm

1 1/2 c. chopped raw hazelnuts
1 c. sugar
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. crushed pineapple, drained
1 tsp. cinnamon
7 egg yolks
Powdered\sugar for dusting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9-inch cake pan that has been lined with wax paper on the bottom. Dust lightly with flour.

In a food processor, combine hazelnuts, sugar, butter, flour, baking powder, salt, pineapple and cinnamon, processing until blended. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, making sure that each one is blended before the next one is added. The batter will be very thick.

Spread batter evenly in greased pan. Remove air bubbles by tapping pan lightly.

Bake 30 to 40 min., or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.

Cool cake on a rack for 10 min.. Dust the top with confectioners\sugar before serving.

Makes about 10 servings.

Makes approximately 10 servings.