Cake Preparation:

• Add one room temperature stick of butter into a stand mixer.
• Add one jar of Nutella.
• Mix the two into a creamy consistency.
• Add 1/2 cup of chopped hazelnuts.
• Add 6 egg yolks.
• Add 2 Tbs of Grand Marnier.
• Add the zest of one orange and the juice of 1/2  an orange.
• Mix everything in the stand mixer for 2-3 mins.
• Melt 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
• Fold the chocolate into the cake batter.
• In a larhe bowl put the 6 egg whites and a pinch of salt.
• Beat the eggs with a hand mixer until  the eggs turn into a fluffy foam.
• Little by little add the egg whites to the cake batter and fold them into the batter.
• Pour the batter into a 9" springform baking pan.
  
• Bake fro 40 mins. at 350F.

Ganache Preparation:

• In a pot, add 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream and 2 Tbs. of Grand Marnier.
  
• Bring everything to a boil.
  
• Pour the how heavy cream into another pot containing 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
  
• Wait 3 mins. and start stirring until the chocolate morsels are completely dissolved.
  
• Let everything cool for about one hour.
  
• Pour the genache over the cake and spread with a spachelor.
  
• Garnish with whole hazelnuts and orange zest curls.

Happy Valentine!