Hazelnut Butter Cake With Sea Salt Caramel
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more
- 1/2 cup blanched hazelnuts
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon raw or granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 tablespoon flaky sea salt (such as Maldon)
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Butter an 8"-diameter cake pan. Line with a parchment round; butter parchment. Dust pan with flour.
- Pulse hazelnuts and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a food processor until finely ground; set aside 2 tablespoons nut mixture. Whisk baking powder, salt, 1 cup flour, and remaining nut mixture in a medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat 1/2 cup butter and remaining granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend between additions. Reduce speed to low and mix in dry ingredients. Scrape batter into prepared pan, and sprinkle with reserved nut mixture and raw sugar.
- Bake until cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cake cool in pan before turning out.
- DO AHEAD:
- Bring granulated sugar, corn syrup, and 2 tablespoons water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil, swirling pan occasionally, until mixture turns a deep amber color, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually add cream (mixture will bubble vigorously). Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in butter and salt.Let cool slightly before serving with cake.
- DO AHEAD:
unsalted butter, flour, blanched hazelnuts, sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, eggs, sugar, sugar, light corn syrup, heavy cream, unsalted butter, flaky sea salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hazelnut-butter-cake-with-sea-salt-caramel-51205210 (may not work)