Bready or Not Original: Hazelnut Hand Cake [cake mix]
No one will know this recipe uses cake mix! The resulting cake is easy to eat from your hand, no knife and fork required, and it embodies a gentler chocolate flavor than your typical chocolate cake.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake mix, chocolate, hazelnuts
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
13x9 pan
Ingredients
1box yellow cake mix
3large eggs
2/3cupwater
2/3cupNutella or similar hazelnut spread
1/4cupcanola oil or vegetable oil
1/2cupsemisweet chocolate chips
1/2cupchopped hazelnuts toasted or not
1/2cupHeath toffee bits
confectioners' sugar to dust top, optional
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a 13x9-inch pan with foil and apply nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, beat together the cake mix, eggs, water, hazelnut spread, and oil for several minutes, until thoroughly combined and no lumps remain. Fold in the chocolate chips, hazelnuts, and toffee bits. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until center is no longer jiggly and passes the toothpick test.
Cool completely to room temperature; place in fridge to speed process along. Use foil to lift contents onto cutting board. If desired, sprinkle confectioners' sugar over top. Slice into pieces.