Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Ingredients

• FILLING
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tbl light corn syrup
• 8 ounces imported milk chocolate (such as Lindt), finely chopped
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked
• 2 tsp powdered sugar
• CAKE
• 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tbls hot water
• 1 tbls instant espresso powder or instant cofee powder
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• GLAZE
• 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 tbls light corn syrup
• 12 whole hazelnuts, husked