Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Shopping list

• 150 g chocolate biscuits or crumbled brownies

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• 40 g melted butter

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• 200 g milk chocolate

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• 300 ml very cold heavy cream

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• 100 g mascarpone cheese

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• 50 g crushed roasted hazelnuts

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• 80 g dark chocolate for the glaze

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• 100 g whole roasted hazelnuts

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• 1 piece milk chocolate sphere — store-bought or homemade

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Step by step

1. 1

   Mix the crumbled biscuits with the melted butter.

2. 2

   Press the mixture into the bottom of a 10cm cake ring.

3. 3

   Chill for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Melt 200g of milk chocolate.

5. 5

   Let it cool slightly.

6. 6

   Whip the cream with the mascarpone until soft peaks form.

7. 7

   Gently fold in the melted chocolate.

8. 8

   Pour half of the mousse over the base, add a layer of crushed hazelnuts, then the remaining mousse.

9. 9

   Smooth the surface and freeze for 2 hours.

10. 10

    Unmold onto a plate.

11. 11

    Melt the dark chocolate with a little cream to make a thick sauce.

12. 12

    Drizzle it over the edges.

13. 13

    Decorate the top with whole hazelnuts and place the sphere in the center when serving.