Chocolate Layer Cake with Whipped Hazelnut Cream Filling and Frosting

MAKE CHOCO L ATE CAKE

Spray 3 - 8 inch cake pans with bakers spray. Preheat oven to 350

In a bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa power, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In another bowl whisk together, eggs, milk, canola oil, vanilla and add to flour mixture and beat just until smoooth, beat in hot water just until combined

Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for about 15 to 18 minutes just until a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool in pans 15 minutes then remove and cool completely

MAKE NUTELLA FILLING AND FROSTING

Beat mascarpone and nutella until smooth

In another chilled bowl beat cream until soft peaks form

Add sugar and vanilla until it holds its shape

Fold nutella/mascarpone mixture into whipped cream in 3 additions until uniform in color

ASSEMBLE CAKE Place 1 layer, bottom up on serving plate

Spread some filling on

Add second layer of cake, bottom uo

Frost with more filling

Add last third layer

And frost entire cake. Chill at least 2 hours before adding garnishes

GARNISH CAKE

Heat nutella spread just until spreadable in the microwave

Drizzle over cake and decorate with chopped white and dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts