This Ferrero Rocher Cake came out of my addiction to Ferrero Rocher candies. They’re heavenly and I cannot seem to get enough of them. Perhaps that was my biggest motivation to create an entire cake recipe, based on the Ferrero Rocher candy.

The Ferrero Rocher cake is one of my favorite creations. Yes, it’s a cake, but it so closely resembles my favorite candy! It’s a perfect birthday treat or something to bake when you’re craving those chocolate flavored hazelnuts.
You will discover that this cake contains very untypical ingredients; only 2 tablespoons of flour, while most of the texture is composed of ground hazelnuts. But don’t worry, the texture is still fluffy and full of rich hazelnut flavor.
Ferrero Rocher Cake Ingredients
- Eggs
- Granulated Sugar
- Ground Hazelnuts
- Flour
- Cocoa Powder
- Unsalted Butter
- Chocolate Chips
- Nutella
- Crushed Wafers
- Ferrero Rocher Candy
- Hazelnuts

Ferrero Rocher Cake Directions
Follow these directions and you’ll have a surprisingly luxurious chocolate hazelnut cake. Don’t forget to pin this post to find the recipe later.
Make the Cake
First, start out by whisking the eggs and sugar together until they triple in volume. You’ll have a really fluffy mixture when it’s done. This will be used to make the cake.
Next, sift the flour, cocoa, and baking powder. Then mix that in with the ground hazelnuts.
Using the spatula, fold in dry ingredients by thirds, be very gentle with the dough so you don’t over mix it and lose the fluffiness. Butter all sides of the 9 inch baking dish, pour batter into the dish. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes.
Make the Nutella Buttercream
Dissolve chocolate, either in water bath or microwave. Let chocolate cool to a room temperature. Combine chocolate together with butter and Nutella. Whisk cream together.
Assemble the Cake
After the cake is completely cooled, slice it into two or three layers. Break the wafers into small pieces. Spread cream over each layer evenly and then sprinkle the wafers over the cream.
Decorate With Ferrero Rocher Candies and Hazelnuts
Decorate the outside of the cake with leftover cream, hazelnuts, and of course some Ferrero Rocher candies.
Tips for Ferrero Rocher Cake
- You can use the hazelnut flour or use a food processor to make your own.
- Use roasted hazelnuts for the best flavor.
- Use even amount of cream between each layer.
- If you’re using a blender to grind the hazelnuts, don’t blend them for too long, otherwise it may turn into a cream.
Other Ferrero Rocher Recipes
Recipe
Ingredients
Ferrero Rocher Cake
- 5 large Eggs
- 6 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 3/4 cup Ground Hazelnuts
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
Ferrero Rocher Cake Cream
- 200 g Unsalted Butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
- 7 tbsp Nutella
- 1 cup Crushed Wafers
- 10 Ferrero Rocher Candy
- 1/2 cup Hazelnuts chopped, for decorating the cake
Instructions
- Whisk eggs with sugar until they are three times in volume, light and fluffy.
- Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder. Mix in with ground nuts.
- Using spatula, fold in dry ingredients by thirds, be very gentle with the dough so you don’t over mix it and loose the fluffiness. Butter all sides of the 9 inch baking dish, pour batter into the dish. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes.
Cream
- Prepare ingredients for the cream.
- Dissolve chocolate, either in water bath or microwave. Let chocolate cool to a room temperature. Combine chocolate together with butter and Nutella. Whisk cream together.
Putting Cake together
- Slice the cake into two or three layers. Break wafers into small pieces. Spread cream over each layer evenly, sprinkle wafers over the cream.
- Decorate outside of the cake, using the left over cream, cake and hazelnuts. Slice ferrero rocher candy in half and place it on the edge of the cake all around.
- Just before serving the cake, remove from refrigerator to soften the cream a little.
How soon in advance can I make this?
You can make 4-5 days in advance. Keep it sealed while its in a refrigerator.
hi, the cake looks awesome! would love to know if i can make this cake a day inadvance?
Hey Jane, yes, makes it a day or two in advance. Enjoy
Hi Natalia. Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and we love Ferraro rocher chocolate so I decided to make a Ferraro cake and came across to your recipe and I read some of the reviews says it came out dry and all still decided to give it a try and it was a big hit. It was so yummy we all loved it. I did it in two cake tins still layers wasn’t that thin. It was nice and spongy. As I beat eggs very well. Thank you for the lovely recipe.
I am so glad you decided to go ahead and try this recipe and that it turned out perfect. It is good to hear you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you for leaving a comment and Happy late birthday to your husband!
Hi Natalia,
Would it be okay to put customized rice paper design on top of this cake?
I ordered one for my daughter's birthday, was hoping to use it.
Hey Aly, All of them are made slightly from different materials. I would ask the person that makes them if they would be ok on butter cream.
This recipe is simple and amazing. I was kind of sad cause my cake didn't rise. I couldn't do any layers. So I baked another plain chocolate cake and then layered it. It turned out good but it wasn't 100% ferror rocher cake.
My family loved it. Next time I might just double the ingredients for the cake.
Hey Sukoon, I am sorry it didnt rise for you. I love the idea of adding more layers to it. Thanks for sharing that tip.
OMG! This cake is amazing. I made it for my father's birthday and it was such a hit. Not too sweet but just right.
I read some of the comments saying that the cake did not rise too much, but I found that if you beat the eggs on high speed for about 5-7 minutes they get super fluffy and the cake doesn't get too dense.
Thank you so much for this incredible and relatively easy recipe. Will definitely make this again and again!
Thanks for sharing this review and your feedback. I am sure it will be helpful to many! Appreciate it!
While this is tasty, it is beyond dry. If I made this again I would make a regular chocolate cake and put this recipe in between two cake layers. It desperately needs moisture.
Kira, this is a very nutty cake and has buttercream. It is not the typical moist cake, more of a giant candy 🙂
Can't wait to make this cake but I only have an 8" tin. Do I need to reduce the amount of ingredients at all? If so, by how much? And how long will it need to be in the oven?
Sheena, you can use 8 inches, it will be fine. Baking time can be 5 minutes longer. Enjoy it
Recipe turned out great! Everyone loved it. Only comment I got was that it was a little dry. I’m not sure if I over baked it or if I should add in some sour cream or yogurt to make it more moist. Should the cake turn out like that or did I perhaps do something wrong?
Hey Ariana, The cake is loaded with hazelnuts so it does have more of a dry texture. This might be a better cake for you: https://momsdish.com/recipe/5…
Hi what flour do we use for this? plain flour or self raising?
Hey Cheryl, all puropose flour works great in this recipe.
Hello!
I want to make this cake today but I am just wondering what size pan you used for the cake? Would 8in be fine?
Hey dear, yes, 8 inch would work great. It can be 6-9 inches.
Tomorrow we are going to see our friends out door and I decided to make this wonderful cake and take it with me, then I realized that I don’t have hazelnut 🤦🏻♀️ I baked it with walnut instead of hazelnut and now I’m waiting the results. !! What do you think Natalia? The nuts was oily when I ground it
Oh that would be interesting to see the results. I am curious about it also. Let me know what you think. I do think cake could come out more oily but it should be fine but I never tried it... Please keep me posted.
If I want to make chocolate truffle cake than what will be the ingredients
Hey dear, I am not sure what cake you are talking about specifically. T
The first time I made this cake, it was delicious but so thin, so I had ZERO layers. The second time I decided to mix the egg whites first until they tripled in volume. THEN I added the yolks and mixed only a few minutes more. Voila! So much better.
Also, I substituted wafers with thinly sliced almonds and it’s superb.
Ange, I am so glad you figured out a way to make this cake. It's a good one 🙂 enjoy
Is it possible to substitute the eggs for something else, if so what could i use?
Hey, not in this recipe, it gives it the right texture.
Looks so good! My husband likes Ferrero rocher, I’m gonna try to make this on his birthday.
Hey Daisy, thank you. I really hope he loves it. It has been one of the most popular recipes for years.
I don't have AP flour but I have cake flour. What is the substitute measurement for cake flour? Thanks.
Hey Mitch, use the same amount. This cake requires very little flour, same amount would work just great.
Hi there - I am planning on making this for my husband's birthday since he loves ferrero rocher.
I was wondering if I can use gluten free almond flour? will the cake rise?
Hey Avantika, My husband's bday is also coming up 🙂 I heard that gluten-free flour works not sure about almond flour. I haven't tried it or received feedback about it. Let me know if you do try it.
Was not impressed with this cake which is unfortunate as we love Ferrero Rocher and were excited to try this cake. The layers rose as needed but the flavor wasn't all that. Family didn't care for it either after a few bites. Was a bit bummed as some of the ingredients are not so cheap. Not sure if ill try this recipe again.
I made one and everyone said it's one of the best tasting home cooked cake
Not to sweet just right
Cake just melts in your mouth
Also I only done 2 layers if that helps
Maybe give it go because I have picky family even someone professional at baking cakes all loved it
Hey Amanda, thank you for sharing. What an awesome review. You made me crave this cake.Thanks for taking the time to write the review!
I am so sorry about that. So far I heard the best reviews about it, not sure what went wrong in your case. Thank you for sharing your feedback!
What if I make this on a 10x10 round pan - would the recipe be 1.5 or doubled?
1.5 portion should be good unless you want it taller.
My eggs never increased in volume despite using the mixer for 15 mins. Any suggestions?
If you are using a mixer on a higher speed they should have increased in volume. What speed did you use?
Could you please be a little more specific on this recipe? What speed to beat and how long? Also to prep cooking pan with butter or cooking spray is ok?
You can use butter or cooking spray, either one is just fine. When beating, start on low and turn up to high speed to achieve the fluffy textures. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hi there.... my family and I love this cake. I’m planning on taking it over to a friends house for dessert. But need to make it a few days in advance. Is that okay? How long will keep in the fridge for? Thank you!
Hey dear, you definitely can make it ahead of time. Just keep it nicely sealed in an airtight container.
What kind of Wafers did you use? I can’t seem to find them online without the cream in the middle! Thanks!
Jennifer, Mine also have cream in the middle. Vanilla cream works great for this recipe.
Thanks so much!
So is this enough for a 3 layer cake or just 2? I would think with 2 it would turn out very short... Can I bake it in an 8 inch pan to make sure there’d be 3 layers? I just hope it won’t spill over. (Planning to make this for Thanksgiving) 🙂
I don't think it will spill over, if the hight of the pan is pretty standard.
Sorry, gonna bug you again. 🙈 I’ll actually make this into a 10 inch (I have a big family :)) cake, I definitely want it to be a 3 layer cake. Would you recommend doubling the recipe then? Or 1.5 should be enough?
Followed the recipe exactly, and, not only did my cake not rise, it fell apart as I was trying to remove it from the baking sheet (despite greasing it). Additionally, the base was dry and bland tasting. Total waste of time and of expensive ingredients!
Hi Max, I am very sorry about this experience. This cake is denser because of the nuts that go into it and very little gluten. But either way, it should still rise.
Did you mix the eggs long enough? Or maybe baking powder wasn't fresh, because it should rise if you use baking powder.
My cake did not raise at all but still turned out great ... just kinda cute
I love the way it looks, I hope you loved the cake!
Hii, The recipe looks amazing ! Can't wait to try it for my husband's bday next week. Is it possible to do the cake and finish it a day ahead ? Shall I keep it in the fridge covered or in a container or not covered ?
Thank you
You can make it ahead of time and leave it in a fridge. If its just for one night, no need to cover.
Can i use almonds instead of hazelnut?? I cud not find hazelnut anywhere
Trader Joe’s sells them already toasted! 👍🏼
I havent tried using almonds but I can see how texture and flavors would be totally different.
Can i use almond instead of hazelnut..i cud not find hazelnut anywere..plz help