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Nutella Heaven

Nutella Heaven

Ingredients

  • 4 Eggs at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 (13 ounce) Jar Nutella

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan. Lightly beat eggs with vanilla in a small bowl.
  3. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  4. Beat butter and sugar with a hand mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. At low-to-medium speed gradually beat in egg mixture until fully incorporated.
  5. Add the flour mixture in batches, beating at low speed. Spread 1/3 of batter in prepared loaf pan, then spread 1/2 of Nutella on top.
  6. Lightly swirl Nutella into batter but be careful not to over mix.
  7. Bake cake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  8. Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes. Then remove from pan and let cool for another 2 hours on a wire rack.
  • Prep time: 25 minutes
  • Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Total time: 4 hours

Yield: 10 servings


Categories: Carole's Concoctions

Tags: nutella, cake