Heavenly Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

• 2 1/2 cups real semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter
• 1/2 cup toasted finely chopped hazelnuts or filberts, skins removed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 Land O Lakes Eggs, slightly beaten
• 4 (1-ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
• Melted chocolate, if desired
• Toasted chopped hazelnuts, if desired

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch springform pan; dust with powdered sugar.
3. Set aside.
4. Combine chocolate chips and butter in 2-quart saucepan.
5. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 4-6 minutes or until smooth.
6. Stir in nuts, sugar and eggs.
7. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake 28-32 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
9. Cool completely.
10. Remove sides of springform pan; place cake onto serving plate.
11. Combine baking chocolate and whipping cream in saucepan.
12. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes or until smooth.
13. Cool 5 minutes.
14. Pour over top and sides of cooled cake.
15. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until set.
16. Drizzle plate with melted chocolate, if desired.
17. Sprinkle with hazelnuts, if desired.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/60/heavenly-chocolate-hazelnut-cake (may not work)