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chocolate and hazelnut cake

29 October 2010 by Dominic Franks

… I had such great plans to make a chocolate and hazelnut cake for the ‘we should cocoa‘ challenge this month… and use pureed chestnuts in it too (just to prove BVG wrong) … but then Tracey bought me an Ice Cream Maker and things kind of changed…

… this is a very very very late entry due to my commitments in London this week, in fact I have missed the deadline completely… but here it is nonetheless…

Ludicrously Chunky Toasted Hazelnut and Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream


1 small packet of hazelnuts
1 large bar of fabulous dark chocolate (I used Green and Blacks 72%)
225ml cream
225ml semi skimmed milk
50g sugar

An ice cream maker is not essential but it does make the whole thing a lot easier so just get your neighbour to buy you one for goodness sake!

– crush the nuts with a rolling pin and then toast them in a dry frying pan till they’re toasty (technical term) and they start to give off that stunning aroma that only toasting them can do… be careful not to burn… there’s a very fine line between toasty and burnt and it tastes horrid!

– gently warm the milk and melt the sugar in to it (this can be done on the stove or in the microwave) … you do it so that the finished ice cream doesn’t have that granulated texture from the un-melted sugar

– let the milk cool in the fridge till cold

– break the chocolate bar into chunky chunks and then combine all the ingredients

– add to the Ice Cream Maker and let it do it’s magic baby!

simple, chunky… and bloody tasty!

eat and of course, enjoy!


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  1. Choclette says

    29 October 2010 at 7:44 am

    Nothing if not magnanimous me! I've added your entry to the round up. AS A ONE OFF It sounds divine of course – great photo.

  2. Dom at Belleau Kitchen says

    29 October 2010 at 7:45 am

    gawd bless you ma'm!

  3. manu says

    29 October 2010 at 7:59 am

    What a wonderful combination!

  4. Rhyleysgranny says

    29 October 2010 at 8:44 am

    That sounds gorgeous. What a fabulous photo too 🙂

  5. Brownieville Girl says

    29 October 2010 at 8:45 am

    Still Waiting!!!!!!!!!

    Ice-cream looks delicious, and the recipe seems very doable (no tricky custards!!).

    Thanks Dom.

  6. Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes says

    29 October 2010 at 4:12 pm

    Great dessert! I wish you could ship some across the pond!

  7. Chele says

    30 October 2010 at 9:09 am

    Mmmmmmm – do you think a scoop would last in the post to Edinburgh?!??!?!!?

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Cultivators, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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