This recipe for Nutella Cake, topped with a rich chocolate glaze, is incredibly delicious. It is simple and easy to assemble and uses one of our family’s favorite spreads.
The combination of chocolate and Nutella in this cake is truly out of this world.
My daughter Jordan first created this Nutella Cake for her 9th birthday. It has since been requested to be made for parties, family get-togethers, picnics and birthdays.
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Jojo, like me, is a Nutella lover. I frequently catch her with a spoon eating out of the container right after dance practice. It’s her favorite snack. She went on a cruise with me and a few of my friend and without fail, every morning, we would eat one or two of the delicious Nutella Donuts. Of course, we had to come and make our own.
Jojo created this cake recipe in 2015, and it is now a recipe we will always treasure. My 40th (2019) birthday was one I will always cherish. I sailed on the open sea with my daughter, ate the best-ever chocolate cake, and felt pampered and loved. Not a day goes by when I am not grateful for my life, my children, and the man I married.
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Nutella Cake
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake
- 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice stir together and let it sit for 5 minutes
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Nutella Buttercream
- 3/4 cup of butter softened
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Nutella spread
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- Chocolate Glaze:
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350º F.
- Grease two 9-inch round cake pans or 1 – 9×13, with cooking spray and lightly dust with some flour, then set aside.
- In mixing bowl, add buttermilk, water, oil, sugar, eggs, baking soda and salt; stir together until it is well combined. Add in flour and cocoa powder and whisk until smooth and there are no lumps.
- Pour batter evenly into prepared pan(s).
- Bake for 25-35 minutes, depending on size of pans you use; until you can lightly touch the center and it springs back. Cool pans on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes, then remove cake and allow to completely cool on the wire rack. Once the cakes are cooled prepare buttercream.
- Buttercream
- In a large bowl, I use my Kitchen Aid mixer cream together butter and Nutella. Slowly mix in the powder sugar, one cup at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and continue mixing until light and fluffy. You may need to add more sugar or milk until you find the right consistency, this varies every time I do the recipe. If you are not going to use the frosting right away keep covered until you are ready to do so.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate, I like to use a cake stand. Evenly, an additional 2 tablespoons of Nutella on top of the first layer of cake, then top with about ½ cup of buttercream, spread the evenly on top of the bottom layer, then add the second cake on top. Frost with the remaining buttercream, spread on the sides and top, make sure the top is even and the sides are completely covered, once you have frosted the cake, set in the fridge, while you prepare the chocolate glaze.
- Chocolate Glaze:
- In a small sauce pan add the whipping cream and bring to a boil, remove from heat and add in chocolate chips. Do not mix or stir them in, let the chocolate sit for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let it cool for about 15 minutes, then pour over cake, allowing it to slowly drip down the sides. Set the cake in the fridge and let it chill for 30 minutes, until cake is set.
- You are now ready to serve. Enjoy!
What a fantastic way to celebrate a birthday! Whenever I see ‘Double’ in the title of a dessert that includes chocolate, I know it’s going to be amazing!
What a special way to celebrate your 40th birthday!!! This cake is delightful and I want to try a slice right now!!
What a perfectly moist and rich cake! This will be great for my sister’s birthday this weekend!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it, and Happy Birthday to your sister!
This cake looks divine! Like it was straight out of a bakery window!
Thank you!
Oh my goodness, looks extremely yummy! Everybody will go crazy for this, gotta try it soon!
Thank you! Let us know what you think!!
This looks like an absolute slice of heaven! Awesome recipe!
Thanks!
This is perfect any time of the year!
My daughter’s birthday is soon and I am making this Nutella Cake! This will be an awesome surprise for her! She loves Nutella so much!
Oh my goodness! I need a slice of this now, please!
This cake was moist and delicious! Thank you for this recipe!
What a great idea for a birthday celebration! You had my attention at double chocolate and Nutella. My daughter is SO excited for her birthday and for the two of us to bake this.
Oh, happy BIRTH-day mama.
This cake was so delicious and soft.
I’m so grateful for this rich, chocolatey Nutella Cake that’s turned our family celebrations into unforgettable sweet moments.
I made it for my Grandson’s Birthday Party last week.
Tomorrow is his real busy and he wants me to make it again.
I absolutely loved it.
The buttercream is to die for!