Nutella Grand Marnier Cake

By duckieq

Ingredients

• Ganache:
• 1 Jar of Nutella (375 Gr.)
• 1 Stick of butter (113 Gr.)
• 6 Eggs separated
• 1/2 Cup - Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 Cup - Chopped toasted hazelnuts
• Grand Marnier
• 1 Orange
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 Cup - Heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 Cup - Semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• Grand Marnier
• 1/4 Cup - Whole hazelnuts
• 1 Orange

Preparation

Step 1

Cake Preparation:
Add one room temperature stick of butter into a stand mixer.
Add one jar of Nutella.
Mix the two into a creamy consistency.
Add 1/2 cup of chopped hazelnuts.
Add 6 egg yolks.
Add 2 Tbs of Grand Marnier.
Add the zest of one orange and the juice of 1/2 an orange.
Mix everything in the stand mixer for 2-3 mins.
Melt 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
Fold the chocolate into the cake batter.
In a large bowl put the 6 egg whites and a pinch of salt.
Beat the eggs with a hand mixer until the eggs turn into a fluffy foam.
Little by little add the egg whites to the cake batter and fold them into the batter.
Pour the batter into a 9" springform baking pan.
Bake fro 40 mins. at 350F.
Ganache Preparation:
In a pot, add 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream and 2 Tbs. of Grand Marnier.
Bring everything to a boil.
Pour the hot heavy cream into another pot containing 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
Wait 3 mins. and start stirring until the chocolate morsels are completely dissolved.
Let everything cool for about one hour.
Pour the ganache over the cake and spread with a spatula.
Garnish with whole hazelnuts and orange zest curls.