Hazelnut Mini Cakes with Chocolate Glaze

This is a cake I was raised with. It's a traditional German cake, and I crave it a lot. It is made with ground hazelnuts, it's just simple, moist and very tasty. I make it with whole wheat flour, it adds more nuttiness.

Grease any pan of your choosing, either mini cakes, or a bundt mold. Heat the oven to 350F.

In a large mixing bowl add:

200g softened unsalted butter

200g sugar

with a mixer cream this until fluffy and light in color.

Add 1t vanilla extract

and 6 eggs one at a time, keep mixing in between till fluffy.

Add 200g ground hazelnuts (toasted)

150g whole wheat flour

4g baking powder.

Fold in until smooth. Put into the molds and bake. Molds will take about 20 minutes, a cake just under an hour. Cool.

Glaze:

In a saucepan melt:

120g unsalted butter

150g semi sweet chocolate

stir constantly till smooth. Take off the heat add 120g powdered sugar, whisk and 3T cold water. Whisk until smooth. It should have a nice pourable consistency, add more water if you want it a little thinner.

Pour/drizzle over the cakes. Enjoy.