Ferrero Rocher Cake

November 6, 2016 by Olivia 155 Comments

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Impress your guests this holiday season! Take a classic holiday treat to the next level with this Ferrero Rocher Cake!

Can you believe it’s already November?? I honestly can’t. These past few months (and this year in general) have gone by crazy fast! They say time goes faster as you get older, and I didn’t really believe it until I got older.

It was my birthday this past week, and I celebrated entering the last year of my 30’s, which is crazy to me. Next year I’ll be 40. 40! What in the hell?! I’m not sure if I’ve quite come to terms with that.

Ryan insisted that I *needed* to have cake on my birthday seeing as how I’m a cake baker and all, and that it would be sacrilege not to. Would it shock you to know that cake is actually the last thing I wanted? On my actual birthday day, I wanted nothing to do with cakes or baking or blogging. I think this is a reasonable expectation. I wanted a break from my day-to-day. So for that actual day, I got my hair done, did some shopping, went out to a fabulous dinner, and had PIE for dessert (cue gasps). It was a damn good pie, too.

Alas, I could not let a birthday go by without baking an actual cake, this was true. So, for my birthday weekend festivities I pulled out all the stops for this Ferrero Rocher Cake!

Perhaps this is my way of jumping the gun a bit on holiday baking. I know you can technically get Ferrero’s year round, but to me they are a holiday treat. Maybe it’s because of the commercials they always bust out during the holiday season. And it’s kind of a tradition these days that my parents always get Ryan a box of Ferrero’s for Christmas. It’s really cute actually.

Despite my many Nutella recipes, I’m actually not a huge fan of Nutella on its own. I used to eat it straight out of the jar with a spoon when I was younger, so maybe I just got sick of it. In a Ferrero though? Heaven.

With this Ferrero Rocher Cake, I wanted to make sure all the elements of a true Ferrero shone through. It is packed with chocolate and hazelnut flavour. There is hazelnut flour in the cake itself (optional, but it adds flavour and texture) and I added a layer of crunchy hazelnut meringue to emulate that crunchy shell that Ferrero’s have.

I initially planned to use feuilletine flakes to add the crunch, but I opted for something a little more elaborate and went with the meringue instead. The meringue will lose some of its crunch the longer it sits with the buttercream though, so you can choose to use the flakes instead if you have them on hand.

Now the rich Nutella buttercream is something I would happily eat with a spoon. It is SO good. A fluffier version of Nutella that pairs really well with the dense chocolate cake. The cake is fudgy and delicious. Paired with a smooth Nutella buttercream and crunchy chocolate hazelnut meringue, it’s really the best thing ever.

I may have gone a little heavy handed on the frosting between the layers, but I told you it was good!! You can’t totally see the hazelnut meringue layer, but I swear it’s there! And it’s delicious.

If you’re looking for something unique this holiday season, or really any time of year, this Ferrero Rocher Cake is sure to wow!

Notes & tips for this Ferrero Rocher Cake:

If you don’t have hazelnut flour on hand and/or don’t want to make any, you can just substitute in additional all-purpose flour.
To enhance the chocolate flavour of the cake, you can use strong hot coffee instead of hot water.
The hazelnut meringue will soften the longer it sits in the cake. Ideally serve same day. Regardless though, it will still taste delicious!
To help ensure your cake layers bake up nice and flat, see my Flat Top Cakes post.

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