hazelnut chocolate cake with frosting

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Ingredients

  • 3 - eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar, light
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa, unsweetened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 cup coffee, strong and cold
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pound powdered sugar, well sifted
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
  • 3 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur
  • 2 tablespoons coffee, hot

How To Make hazelnut chocolate cake with frosting

  • Step 1
    Grease and flour two 9" cake pans; preheat oven to 350.
  • Step 2
    Separate eggs.
  • Step 3
    Beat egg whites until frothy; then beat in sugar until stiff peaks form and set aside.
  • Step 4
    Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy; beat in yolks one at a time.
  • Step 5
    Sift flour, cocoa and baking soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and hazelnut liqueur, blend well.
  • Step 6
    Fold egg whites into batter; pour into prepared pans and bake 30-35 minutes or until done.
  • Step 7
    Cool 10 minutes then invert on wire racks and remove pans; cool before frosting.
  • Step 8
    FROSTING: Cream butter with sugar; add everything else and beat until smooth.

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