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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.

Ferrero Rocher Cake Recipe

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 slices in a row on a long plate

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

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Ferrero Rocher Cake on a cake platter

Ferrero Rocher Cake Recipe

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Servings
10 Servings
Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
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 Ferrero Rocher candies.

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
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Instructions

  • Whisk eggs with sugar until they are three times in volume, light and fluffy.
    2 photos side by side one with sugar and eggs and one with eh 2 whisked together
  • Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder. Mix in with ground nuts.
    Flour and cacao sifted in one bowl, another bowl with hazelnuts
  • 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.
    One bowl with eggs and cacao powder, another one with baking dish with cake dough

Cream

  • Prepare ingredients for the cream.
    Ingredients on the table including; chocolate chips in a bowl, wafers in a bowl, 2 sticks of butter and jar of nutellla
  • 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.
    Bowl with Nutella and butter, another bowl with mixed cream

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.
    Sliced cake, cake with cream in between layers
  • 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.
    Ferrero Rocher Cake on a cake platter
  • Just before serving the cake, remove from refrigerator to soften the cream a little.
    Ferrero Rocher Cake slices in a row on a long plate
Nutrition Facts
Ferrero Rocher Cake Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 855 Calories from Fat 549
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 61g 94%
Saturated Fat 30g 150%
Cholesterol 130mg 43%
Sodium 129mg 5%
Potassium 515mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
Sugars 48g
Protein 12g 24%
Vitamin A 13.8%
Vitamin C 1.7%
Calcium 18.3%
Iron 39.6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.