Nutella Cake is the recipe that Lucia makes every most beloved Nutella-obsessed birthday and every most anticipated gathering when she wants to create the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely magnificent individual three-layer celebration cake that elevates the most beloved hazelnut-chocolate spread that has the most deeply and the most completely dedicated individual following of any single individual jar of spread in the most complete pantry — transforming the most beloved individual Nutella character into the most beautifully moist and the most properly hazelnut-forward individual chocolate chip cake layer by folding Nutella directly through the most tender individual cake batter.
Using the most generous individual Nutella buttercream that captures every most beloved individual hazelnut-chocolate note in the most luxuriously smooth and the most deeply Nutella-forward individual frosting, and finishing with the most dramatically poured dark chocolate ganache drip and crushed toasted hazelnuts and the most additional Nutella drizzle for the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely show-stopping individual Nutella celebration cake.
Nutella Cake is the most easy and deeply extraordinary 1-hour 30-minute three-layer hazelnut chocolate celebration cake made with flour sugar cocoa Nutella butter eggs buttermilk and vanilla folded with chocolate chips baked at 350°F for 22 to 25 minutes assembled with Nutella buttercream chocolate ganache and hazelnut garnish. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful cake recipes and easy celebration favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Nutella Cake Recipe
This Nutella Cake recipe is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely magnificent individual three-layer Nutella celebration cake that delivers the most completely faithful and the most deeply concentrated individual Nutella hazelnut-chocolate character through the most brilliantly comprehensive double-Nutella approach — Nutella folded through the individual cake batter for the most essentially hazelnut-flavored individual crumb AND Nutella as the most primary individual flavoring agent in the most luxuriously smooth individual Nutella buttercream frosting.
The most brilliant addition of mini chocolate chips folded through the individual Nutella cake batter creates the most beautifully distributed and the most satisfying individual chocolate pockets throughout every individual crumb that complement the most essentially hazelnut-forward individual Nutella character for the most genuinely extraordinary individual chocolate hazelnut individual cake experience. Our Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake makes a beautifully equally nut-butter-forward and equally celebration-spectacular companion for a complete and wonderful nut butter chocolate celebration cake collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Nutella Cake Recipe
For the Three Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Layers:
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1½ cups Granulated Sugar
- ½ cup Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- ¾ cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread
- 3 large Eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Buttermilk, room temperature
- ½ cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
For the Nutella Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- 1 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread
- 4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
- 3 to 4 tbsp Heavy Cream
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
For the Chocolate Ganache Drip and Garnish:
- 4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- ¼ cup Heavy Cream
- ½ cup Toasted Hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp Additional Nutella, melted, for drizzle
How to Make This Nutella Cake Recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line three 8-inch round cake pans.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and Nutella together on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes until the most light and the most creamy hazelnut-chocolate individual base. Add the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Add the vanilla extract, cara mia.
On low speed, alternate adding the flour mixture in three additions with the buttermilk in two additions, beginning and ending with the flour, mixing just until combined. Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips.
Divide the batter evenly among the three prepared pans. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out with only a few moist crumbs. Cool 10 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
For the Nutella buttercream, beat the room-temperature butter and Nutella until the most smooth. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar alternating with the cream. Add vanilla and salt. Beat medium-high 2 to 3 minutes until the most incredibly fluffy.
Assemble the three layers with generous Nutella buttercream between each. Apply crumb coat, refrigerate 20 minutes, apply final frosting layer.
For the ganache, heat cream to simmering, pour over chips, rest 2 minutes, whisk smooth. Cool to drizzle-able consistency. Pour over the top of the frosted cake allowing the most dramatic individual drips. Sprinkle toasted hazelnuts and drizzle additional melted Nutella over the most completely finished individual exterior.
How to Serve This Nutella Cake Recipe
Serve at room temperature after 20 to 30 minutes out of the refrigerator for the most beautifully softened individual Nutella buttercream and the most properly set individual ganache drip. The most dramatic chocolate drip, the most golden toasted hazelnut garnish, and the most additional Nutella drizzle create the most completely breathtaking and the most genuinely Nutella-celebration-worthy individual presentation.
For the most completely extraordinary individual serving experience, drizzle additional warm Nutella over each individual plated slice immediately before serving for the most dramatically indulgent and the most completely Nutella-immersive individual presentation. Our Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake makes a beautifully equally dramatic and equally nut-butter-celebration companion for a complete and wonderful celebration cake collection.
How to Store This Nutella Cake Recipe
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for up to one week. Allow 30 minutes at room temperature before serving for the most properly softened individual Nutella buttercream. Freeze individual unfrosted cake layers for up to 3 months.
Tips to Make This Nutella Cake Recipe
Beat the butter and Nutella together the most thoroughly before adding any other individual ingredients — the most properly beaten individual butter and Nutella base produces the most evenly distributed and the most beautifully smooth individual hazelnut-chocolate character throughout every individual crumb of every layer. An incompletely beaten individual base produces the most uneven individual pockets of concentrated Nutella rather than the most beautifully distributed individual hazelnut chocolate throughout.
Toast the hazelnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until the most golden and the most fragrant individual aroma develops before chopping and scattering over the individual ganache — toasted hazelnuts provide the most dramatically intensified individual nutty flavor and the most beautifully golden visual contrast against the most dark individual ganache.
Helpful Notes for This Nutella Cake Recipe
For the most dramatically beautiful and the most properly flowing individual Nutella drizzle over the finished individual exterior, warm the additional three tablespoons of Nutella in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds until the most completely pourable individual consistency before drizzling from a spoon in a most dramatic S-curve individual pattern over the ganache and hazelnut topping.
Choose creamy Nutella rather than store-brand individual hazelnut chocolate spreads for the most properly authentic and the most beautifully concentrated individual hazelnut character in both the individual cake layers and the most individual buttercream frosting — the most authentic Nutella brand contains the most specifically ideal individual ratio of hazelnuts, cocoa, and skim milk for the most genuinely extraordinary individual Nutella cake flavor.
Variation of This Nutella Cake Recipe
Maria made a version adding a layer of whole roasted hazelnuts scattered over the Nutella buttercream between each individual layer for the most completely extraordinary and the most satisfyingly crunchy individual textured hazelnut layer cake. Teresa tried a white Nutella version — using white Nutella hazelnut spread rather than dark — for the most completely extraordinary and the most beautifully different individual white hazelnut celebration cake.
For a Ferrero Rocher version, press whole Ferrero Rocher chocolates into the most freshly frosted exterior individual sides and arrange over the top for the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely Ferrero-Rocher-inspired individual Nutella celebration cake. Our Chocolate Chip Cake makes a beautifully equally chip-studded and equally moist celebration companion for a complete and wonderful celebration layer cake collection.
FAQs About This Nutella Cake Recipe
Can I substitute another hazelnut spread for Nutella?
Any quality hazelnut chocolate spread substitutes most effectively for the most authentic brand Nutella — the most important individual characteristic is the most balanced individual ratio of hazelnuts to chocolate to cream for the most properly hazelnut-forward and the most beautifully chocolate-complementary individual flavor. Cheaper individual hazelnut spreads with a the most significantly higher sugar content and the most lower hazelnut percentage produce a the most noticeably less hazelnut-forward and the most less properly authentic individual Nutella cake flavor.
Can I make this cake as a two-layer version?
Yes. Divide the individual batter between two 9-inch pans and bake for approximately 28 to 32 minutes at 350°F for the most beautifully dramatic two-layer individual Nutella cake that produces equally extraordinary individual results with slightly less individual height. The same most generous individual Nutella buttercream, chocolate ganache drip, and hazelnut garnish apply most beautifully to the two-layer individual format.
How do I get a perfectly smooth ganache drip?
Allow the individual ganache to cool to approximately 90°F — warm enough to flow but the most thick enough to the most slowly and the most controllably drip — before pouring around the individual top edge. Test the individual drip flow rate on the side of a cold plate before applying to the actual individual cake. The most chilled individual frosted cake helps the ganache set the most quickly on contact for the most beautifully defined and the most cleanly individual drip edges.
Conclusion
This Nutella Cake is the most completely extraordinary and the most genuinely magnificent three-layer hazelnut chocolate celebration cake that makes every birthday and every gathering feel genuinely and completely special through the most Nutella-infused hazelnut chocolate crumb and the most luxuriously smooth Nutella buttercream and the most dramatically poured ganache drip and the most golden toasted hazelnut garnish in every single beautifully individual and completely irresistible Nutella cake slice.
We hope it brings the same deeply joyful Nutella hazelnut celebration and the same completely delighted table to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa
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Nutella Cake The Most Easy Moist Three Layer Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Nutella Buttercream Ganache Drip Celebration Cake You Bake
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes including cooling and crumb coat
- Yield: 12 to 14 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The most extraordinary moist three-layer Nutella Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F greasing and lining three 8-inch pans whisking 2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cocoa 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 3/4 cup softened butter and 3/4 cup Nutella medium-high 2 to 3 minutes light and creamy adding 3 room temperature eggs one at a time then 1 tsp vanilla on low alternating flour in 3 additions with 1 cup room temperature buttermilk in 2 additions just combined gently folding 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips dividing among three pans baking 22 to 25 minutes until toothpick shows few moist crumbs cooling 10 minutes then on racks then beating 1 cup room temperature butter and 1 cup Nutella until smooth adding 4 to 5 cups sifted powdered sugar alternating with cream adding vanilla and salt beating medium-high 2 to 3 minutes fluffy assembling three layers with Nutella buttercream crumb coating refrigerating 20 minutes applying final frosting pouring cooled ganache of 1/4 cup cream poured over 4 oz chips whisked smooth over top scattering toasted hazelnuts and drizzling 3 tbsp melted Nutella. A completely extraordinary hazelnut chocolate three-layer Nutella celebration cake recipe.
Ingredients
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Natural Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Unsalted Butter softened
3/4 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread for cake
3 large Eggs room temperature
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup Buttermilk room temperature
1/2 cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature for frosting
1 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread for frosting
4 to 5 cups Powdered Sugar sifted
3 to 4 tbsp Heavy Cream
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract for frosting
Pinch of Salt
4 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for ganache
1/4 cup Heavy Cream for ganache
1/2 cup Toasted Hazelnuts roughly chopped
3 tbsp Additional Nutella melted for drizzle
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C. Grease and line three 8-inch pans.
2. Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat softened butter and Nutella medium-high 2 to 3 minutes until light and creamy.
4. Add eggs one at a time. Beat thoroughly. Add vanilla.
5. On low alternate flour in 3 additions with buttermilk in 2 additions. Mix just combined.
6. Gently fold in mini chocolate chips.
7. Divide evenly among three pans. Bake 22 to 25 minutes until toothpick shows few moist crumbs.
8. Cool 10 minutes. Transfer to racks. Cool completely.
9. Beat room temperature butter and Nutella until smooth.
10. Add powdered sugar alternating with cream. Add vanilla and salt. Beat 2 to 3 minutes fluffy.
11. Assemble three layers with generous Nutella buttercream between each.
12. Apply crumb coat. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Apply final frosting.
13. Heat cream to simmering. Pour over chips. Rest 2 minutes. Whisk smooth. Cool to drizzle.
14. Pour ganache over top allowing dramatic drips. Scatter toasted hazelnuts. Drizzle melted Nutella.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Nutella, Birthday, Celebration
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 680
- Sugar: 68g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 78g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
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