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Kato's Chocolate Hazelnut Delight Torte Recipe

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Ingredients

1 (18 oz) box dark chocolate cake mix .
1 tbsp boiling water .
1 tbsp espresso, fine grind .
1/2 c chocolate, bittersweet, grated .
4 c icing sugar .
1/2 c hazelnut-flavored liqueur, frangelica .
2 tbsps instant coffee, dissolved in .
1 c hazelnuts, toasted, sliced .
1/8 c hazelnuts, ground .
2 tbsps pure vanilla extract .
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted .
1 1/2 c unsalted butter, softened

Directions

Step #1 Cake - Preheat oven.
Step #2 Grease & flour two round 9" cake pans.
Step #3 Mix cake as directed on back of package.
Step #4 Gently add the grated bittersweet chocolate & the ground espresso to the prepared cake mixture, then pour this into pans & bake.
Step #5 Cool cakes completely on wire racks.
Step #6 Slice each cake layer into two even layers.
Step #7 Buttercream Icing - Beat the butter until it is light & fluffy, then add the icing sugar slowly, until well mixed.
Step #8 Divide the buttercream icing into four bowls equally.
Step #9 In #1 bowl add the melted chocolate to the icing, in #2 bowl add the coffee liquid to the icing & in #3 & #4 bowls add 1 tbsp vanilla to both bowls of icing.
Step #10 To assemble the cake, place first cake layer.
Step #11 on plate.
Step #12 Sprinkle top cake with 2 tbsps of frangelica & spread chocolate buttercream onto cake.
Step #13 Top cake with second cake layer, sprinkle cake with 2 tbsps of frangelica & spread.
Step #14 vanilla buttercream onto cake.
Step #15 Top cake with third cake layer, sprinkle cake with 2 tbsps of frangelica & spread coffee buttercream onto cake.
Step #16 Top cake with fourth cake layer, sprinkle cake with remaining frangelica & spread vanilla butter cream onto top & sides of cake.
Step #17 Press the sliced hazelnuts into the sides of the cake & garnish the top this with the ground hazelnuts.
Step #18 Chill cake in fridge for several hrs.
Step #19 One hr before serving remove cake from fridge & allow to slowly come to about room temp.
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