French Hazelnut Cake

My newest confectionary creation is this French hazelnut cake with homemade condensed milk-vanilla-maple butter! The cake itself did not come out the way it was supposed to. It looked dry and I thought I must have done something wrong. Surprisingly, it is light and airy and soft to the touch. I love the grains of hazelnut and although 80% of the batter is eggs (sugar and hazelnuts are the only other ingredients), it doesn't taste like eggs at all.

Originally, my plan was to have different toppings that one can add on top of the cake. The maple butter was going to be one of these toppings, but once I layered and iced the cake, it didn't need anything else. The icing is creamy and dreamy and all I was missing was a nice cup of espresso!

I would love to try this maple butter on pancakes or waffles. The condensed milk and vanilla give the maple flavor a unique pop! Mmm...