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If your hazelnuts are raw, toast them first in the oven for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally until lightly toasted and fragrant. Let them cool completely before processing. If using pre-roasted hazelnuts, quickly pulverize them in a food processor, with the S-blade attached, until they resemble a coarse sand (about 20 seconds).
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Using a hand mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar, coconut milk, coconut oil, vanilla and a good pinch of salt.
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Add the cocoa powder, the baking powder and baking soda, and mix well.
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Stir in the hazelnut meal.
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Grate the zucchini finely, and squeeze as much liquid as possible. Add the grated zucchini to the batter.
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Optionally, add coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts, and 50g chopped dark chocolate, and push into the batter.
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Line a bread loaf pan with parchment paper and brush coconut oil at the bottom and sides.
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Pour the batter, and bake at 350 F for 50-60 min, or until a toothpick inserted all the way in, comes out clean.
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To make the quick coffee butter: mix 2 tbs softened butter, 1 tsp honey, and 1 tsp instant coffee (Nescafe is preferable) until you get a homogeneous mixture.