HAZELNUT CAKE WITH SUMMER BERRIES
1 hour cooking time
HAZELNUT CAKE WITH SUMMER BERRIES
Method
1
Whip butter and sugar with a hand mixer until it becomes white and fluffy.
2
Add the eggs one by one to avoid the dough from separating. Fold in flour, crushed hazelnuts, crushed chocolate and lime zest and mix.
3
Put the dough in a butter-coated spring cake tin(20 cm) and bake at 170C/150C fan/gas mark 3 for 25 minutes. Leave to cool.
CREAM
1
Open the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds onto a cutting board.
2
Sprinkle over some icing sugar and crush the vanilla seeds with the flat side of a knife.
3
Whip cream and sour cream together until it becomes stiff. Add the vanilla and icing sugar.
To serve: Arrange the cream on your cake and decorate with fresh berries. Sprinkle with icing sugar.
1
To serve: Arrange the cream on your cake and decorate with fresh berries. Sprinkle with icing sugar.