Shelly's Recipe

NUTELLA CAKE

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

1 batch prepared favorite yellow or vanilla cake batter
1/4 - 1/2 cup Nutella

Preheat oven to cake recipe's temp. Pour batter into 2 8 or 9 inch round buttered and floured cake pans. Spoon lines of Nutella over batter. Use a knife to swirl. Bake cake. Cool. Use a serrated knife to cut off any dome and level the cake layers.

Nutella Frosting
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup Nutella
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream
Toasted hazelnuts or Ferrero Rocher chocolates for garnish (optional)

Place the confectioners sugar, Nutella, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth. Frost cake using an offset spatula.