Hazelnut Cake

By Silvia, Chef at Agriturismo Tenuta del Barone in Piedmont.

You might enjoy this recipe on our tours in Piedmont!

Ingredients for 6 people:

• 1 cup (150 gr) of roasted whole hazelnuts or hazelnut flour 
• 1 cup (115 gr) of butter
• 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp (112 gr) of sugar 
• 3 eggs
• 1 organic lemon
• 1.5 cup (200 gr) of all purpose flour
• 1.5 tsp of baking powder
• 2 Tbsp of EVOO
• 6 Tbsp of milk

Directions:

• Place hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse them until finely ground (or use the hazelnut flour instead) 
• Wash the lemon and great the zest 
• In a bowl mix butter at room temperature with eggs, sugar, flour, lemon zest and baking powder
• Add ground hazelnut, EVOO and milk to the mixture
• Grease and flour the cake pan
• Pour into the cake pan and bake for 25 minutes at 410F

uon appetito!