Chocolate-Hazelnut Wafer Cake

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The chocolate-hazelnut pick betwixt the layers of this "cake" is truly a homemade Nutella oregon gianduja, with a beardown spirit of roasted hazelnuts.

Plain, circular wafers are disposable astatine Eastern European market stores. Toasted hazelnuts are disposable astatine Trader Joe’s, oregon you tin travel the directions successful the NOTE beneath and roast your own.

The chocolate-hazelnut filling needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 1 hr and up to 3 days. The assembled barroom needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 3 hours and up to 3 days.

From Washington caterer Vered Guttman, who writes the Modern Manna nutrient file for Haaretz.com and owns Cardamom & Mint Catering successful Chevy Chase, Md..

Ingredients

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Servings: 12-16

2 cups raw, unsalted hazelnuts, preferably toasted (see NOTE)
4 tablespoons sugar
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 cups dense cream
1 bundle 10-inch circular wafers (5 rounds; spot headnote)

From Washington caterer Vered Guttman, who writes the Modern Manna nutrient file for Haaretz.com and owns Cardamom & Mint Catering successful Chevy Chase, Md..

Tested by Vered Guttman.

Published July 8, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026