Hazelnut Cake (Brownies)or in Swedish - Hasselnöts Kaka
or, as we call it in Sweden, Hasselnöts Kaka. A very popular cake growing up, easy to make and yields good without a lot of work.
You can make this in a sheet pan or in a round form, I prefer the sheet pan method as you get a great crust along the edges.Crunchy edges and gooey center!
You will need
224 gram Soft Butter
275 gram Granulated sugar
2 ea Large Eggs
2 Tbls Vanilla sugar or 1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 Tbl Powdered Sugar
50 gram Cacao powder
170 gram Ap Flour
1 tsp Baking powder
80-100 gram Hazelnuts, crushed
25 gram Bitter sweet Chcocolate chips (optional), baking chips is good or whatever you like to use
What to do:
Sift the dry products together, except nuts and chocolate chips, in a medium sized mixing bowld, set aside
Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixer with the paddle attachment
Add the eggs to the butter cream and mix well.
Once the eggs are incorporated, add the flour cocoa mix and blend on low speed, just to mix it together
In a 12”x12” add parchment paper and spread the chocolate mixture out evenly
Sprinkle the nuts and chocolate chips on top and bake for 12-15 minutes in 400°F