Hazelnut Pudding Cake

This Hazelnut Pudding Cake is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

If you love easy and delicious cakes, you’ve gotta try this Cookie Butter Coffee Cake

When a hazelnut brownie meets a deliciously moist cake you get Hazelnut Pudding Cake.  Made in the slow cooker, it’s ooey, gooey and all around chocolate and hazelnut goodness!

We made it to Friday!  I haven’t been this excited since last Friday!

Although one bite of this Hazelnut Pudding cake and I was legit doing the happy dance.

I have loved every single recipe that I’ve made for #Brunchweek but this one is something special.

AND it’s made in the slow cooker! HOLLA!  Can we just have a moment of silence for that ooey, gooey , nutty, chocolatey goodness right there.

My mom, sister and I have this thing for buffets.  Save your comments, I can get down with a good buffet. So every time we go to lunch, we like to go to a buffet.

When I was little, as a family, we would go to Old Country Buffet.  The chicken and dumplings were our favorite and they’re mashed potatoes must contain some kind of crack because they’re delish too.

But as for dessert.  I’d pile some warm brownie cake into a bowl and top that baby with vanilla ice cream.  I absolutely love a warm and cold dessert combo.  But if you ask my husband, ice cream never belongs on top of a dessert.  It’s a stand-alone.  (Don’t listen to him wink emoji)

One bite of this Hazelnut Pudding Cake and I was immediately transformed back to when I was 8 years old and I’d swirl that vanilla soft serve onto my warm brownie cake.

Only this time I’m in my thirties and this one is SO much better!

This Hazelnut Pudding Cake starts out with a brownie mix, has hazelnut spread, chopped hazelnuts and then you top it with your favorite ice cream and wait there’s more.  I made a Hazelnut Magic Shell topping!  Oh yeah baby!

I used LorAnn Hazelnut baking emulsions for the magic shell and it worked perfectly.  Store the extra in the fridge and drizzle that stuff on everything.  It should be a sin, it’s that good.

I was a little skeptical to be baking a cake in the slow cooker but I’m never turning back.  The bottom of the cake is silky and fudgey while the top is moist and delicious.

I topped the individual cakes with a cookie dough ice cream but a coffee ice cream would also be delicious.

I wanted to end #Brunchweek on a sweet note and oh baby did I deliver.  I promptly ran 4 miles after eating one too many spoonfuls but it was worth every sweat droplet.

Hazelnut Pudding cake is a chocolate nut lovers dream!

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Hazelnut Pudding Cake

Prep 15 mins

Cook 2 hours, 30 mins

Inactive 45 mins

Total 3 hours, 30 mins

Author Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 10 servings

When a hazelnut brownie meets a deliciously moist cake you get Hazelnut Pudding Cake.  Made in the slow cooker, it’s ooey, gooey and all around chocolate and hazelnut goodness!

Ingredients

• 1 (18oz box) brownie mix, I use Ghiradelli Double Chocolate
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 ½ cup boiling water

Hazelnut Magic Shell

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, I use Ghiradelli
• ¼ cup coconut oil, measured when solid
• 1 teaspoon LorAnn Hazelnut Baking Emulsion

Instructions

1. Lightly spray a slow cooker with cooking spray
2. In a medium bowl combine brownie mix, butter, eggs and water until smooth.  Stir in hazelnuts and spread into the bottom of your slow cooker.  Dollop the chocolate hazelnut spread over the top and swirl slightly.
3. In another medium bowl combine sugar, cocoa powder and boiling water.  Slowly pour mixture over brownie layer in the slow cooker.
4. Cover and cook on high for 2 ½ hours.  If possible, remove slow cooker from base and allow to cool, covered, for 45 minutes.
5. Place into individual cups and top with ice cream, hazelnut magic shell (recipe below) and additional chopped hazelnuts, if desired

Hazelnut Magic Shell

1. In a microwave safe bowl, add all ingredients and microwave in 30 second intervals until completely melted and smooth, stirring after each time.*
2. Store in refrigerator.  Drizzle over ice cream, brownies, pound cake, etc.
3. *if your chocolate happens to seize, which mine did a little bit, gradually add in more coconut oil and continue to melt until liquefied.

Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from Hazelnut Pudding Cake

Courses Dessert

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 10 servings

Amount Per Serving
Calories 450
% Daily Value
Total Fat 23 g		35%
	Saturated Fat 10 g	50%
Cholesterol 65 mg		22%
Sodium 239 mg		10%
Total Carbohydrates 59 g		20%
	Dietary Fiber 3 g	12%
	Sugars 46 g
Protein 4 g		8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

From here on out I’m making brownie cakes in the slow cooker.  2 ½ hours on high and that baby was perfection.  What type of hybrid should I make next?

Oh and that hazelnut magic shell.  Do it.  It’s glorious and you’ll never put that store bought stuff on your ice cream again!

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