Nut Cake with Vanilla Cream Filling

Gateaux and Cakes

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Ingredients for 1 gateau, 10" Ø
  • For the base
  • 125 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 125 g Butter, melted
  • 4 Egg(s)
  • 100 g Sugar
  • 200 g Hazelnuts, ground
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 25 g Corn starch
  • 50 g Bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 Butter, for the baking tin
  • For the cream
  • 250 g QimiQ Whip, chilled
  • 250 g QimiQ Classic Vanilla, chilled
  • 80 g Natural yogurt
  • 70 g Sugar
  • 30 g Hazelnut brittle
  • 30 g Bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 340 °F (conventional oven).
2.
For the base: whisk the QimiQ Sauce Base with the melted butter and eggs until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
3.
Fill the mixture into a greased cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 30-35 minutes. Allow to cool.
4.
For the cream: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip and QimiQ Classic Vanilla together until completely smooth, ensuring that the entire mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl).
5.
Add the yogurt and sugar and continue to whip until the required volume has been achieved. Fold in the hazelnut pralines and chocolate.
6.
Cut the base into 2 layers and place one layer into a cake ring. Distribute 2/3 of the cream onto the base and cover with the second layer. Spread the remaining cream on top.
7.
Allow to chill for approx. 4 hours.