Cakes

Rich Hazelnut Cake

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This cake is lightly spiced with cinnamon. Try it with coffee or hazelnut liqueur drizzled on top.

175 grams	Butter
110 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
110 grams	Wholemeal Self Raising Flour (Allinson)
1 tsp	Ground Cinnamon
2	Happy Eggs Beaten
225 grams	Roasted Hazelnuts Chopped

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Preheat the oven to /180°C/fan 170 C/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 18 cm (7 in) square tin
Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat and add the sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved completely.
Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
Sift the flour and cinnamon into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre.
Pour in the butter mixture and stir well.
Beat in the eggs and nuts, mixing well.
Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.
Bake for 30-45 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
Cover with greaseproof paper if the cake is browning too quickly during the cooking time.
Cool in the tin, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool down.