Brazilian Crazy Lady Cake with Nutella Filling
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 4 eggs
Filling
- 250 ml milk
- 300 g Nutella
- 2 (14-oz) cans sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder
Preparation
Cake
Mix eggs, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and vegetable oil in a bowl
Add hot water and mix well
Add baking powder and mix
Grease a cake pan with butter and flour
Pour the batter into the pan
Bake in a medium oven for 40 minutes, or until the cake is done
Filling
In a large saucepan, mix cornstarch dissolved in milk, sweetened condensed milk, unsalted butter, and cocoa powder
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture pulls away from the bottom of the pan
Remove from heat and stir in Nutella
Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap touching the surface, and let cool
Refrigerate for 1 hour
Assembly
Once the cake is completely cooled, slice it horizontally into two layers
Spread the cooled filling on the bottom layer
Top with the second layer
Spread any remaining filling on top
