Hazelnut And Chocolate Layer Cake (Hungarian Esterhazy Torte)

Hazelnut and Chocolate Layer Cake (Hungarian Esterházy Torte)

Ingredients (serves 8–10):

For the cake layers:

• 6 egg whites
• 200 g (1 cup) sugar
• 200 g (2 cups) ground hazelnuts (or almonds)
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt

For the buttercream:

• 6 egg yolks
• 150 g (¾ cup) sugar
• 200 ml (¾ cup) milk
• 200 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the topping:

• 100 g white chocolate
• 50 g dark chocolate
• 2–3 tbsp apricot jam