# Mum's Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

**By Merve Tığlı** · 2026-07-12

A proper mum's cake — grandma's tin, Antalya air and a 1970s mixer optional. No "diet cake" pretensions: 16 slices, and one slice with a milky coffee is exactly right. What matters is portion control.

**Makes 16 slices**

### Nutrition (per slice, estimated)

-   Calories: ~215 kcal
-   Protein: 4 g
-   Fat: 12 g
-   Carbohydrates: 23 g
-   Fibre: 2 g

_Estimated values._

### Ingredients

-   3 eggs
-   ¾ cup sugar (brown or coconut sugar work too)
-   1 cup yogurt
-   ½ cup olive or hazelnut oil
-   2 packets (20 g) baking powder — two matters
-   25 g cacao or carob powder
-   2 cups wholewheat flour, sifted
-   50 g dark chocolate, chopped small
-   1 çay bardağı (about 70 g) hazelnuts, roughly crushed

### Method

1.  Beat the sugar and eggs thoroughly.
2.  Add the oil and yogurt; keep beating.
3.  Fold in the baking powder, cacao and sifted flour.
4.  Stir through (or scatter over) the chocolate and hazelnuts.
5.  Pour into a greased tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 30–35 minutes.

_Originally shared on [our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BykeyqwBFYW/)._

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> Source: [nFit Diet & Nutrition](https://shop.nfitdiet.com/blogs/nfit-recipes/mums-chocolate-hazelnut-cake)