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Nutella or Snickers Cake: Taste, Calories and Allergens Compared

By Dreamfort team · Published · Updated · Citește în română

Part of the guide: Cake fillings

In short

Pick Nutella for intense chocolate with hazelnut spread, and Snickers for chocolate with salted caramel, peanuts and a cheesecake layer. Snickers is lighter: 392 kcal per 100 g against 481 kcal for Nutella. For allergies the nut matters: Nutella has hazelnuts, Snickers has peanuts.

In short: Nutella is the pick for intense chocolate with hazelnut spread; Snickers is the pick for chocolate with salted caramel and peanuts, plus a cheesecake layer. Snickers has fewer calories (392 against 481 kcal per 100 g). You choose either one as the flavour ("Aroma") on the product page in the online store, and the full ingredients are in the fillings guide.

Nutella vs Snickers at a glance

The main difference is that Nutella is a pure chocolate cake, while Snickers is chocolate with caramel, peanuts and cheesecake.

Nutella Snickers
Layers tender chocolate sponge, crunchy chocolate layer, chocolate and Nutella cream chocolate sponge, vanilla cheesecake, salted caramel with peanuts, caramel cream-cheese frosting
Taste intense chocolate, the richest of the eight fillings sweet and salty: chocolate, caramel and crunchy peanuts
Energy / 100 g 481 kcal 392 kcal
Fat / 100 g 39 g 29.3 g
Carbohydrates / 100 g 36.5 g 31 g
Protein / 100 g 4.1 g 5 g
Nuts hazelnuts (from the Nutella paste) salted peanuts
Gelatine in published ingredients not listed yes

The nutrition values are the ones published per 100 g in the fillings guide.

Taste: pure chocolate or sweet and salty

If you want a no-compromise chocolate dessert, choose Nutella; if you like a sweet-and-salty contrast, choose Snickers.

  • Nutella has three layers, all chocolate-based: the tender sponge, the crunchy element and the rich chocolate and Nutella cream. It has the most concentrated chocolate taste of the eight fillings.
  • Snickers has four layers: chocolate sponge, vanilla cheesecake, salted caramel with peanuts and caramel cream-cheese frosting. The cheesecake and cream cheese make it creamier with a slight tang, and the salted peanuts add crunch.

Dreamfort's Snickers cake is a filling inspired by the chocolate, caramel and peanut combination; the published ingredients list salted peanuts and caramel, not chocolate bars.

Calories: Snickers is lighter

The Snickers cake has 89 kcal less per 100 g than the Nutella cake, roughly 23% less.

Most of the gap is fat: 39 g per 100 g for Nutella against 29.3 g for Snickers. Nutella also has slightly more carbohydrates (36.5 g against 31 g), while Snickers has slightly more protein (5 g against 4.1 g), likely thanks to the peanuts and cream cheese in its ingredients.

If you want something lighter still, pistachio raspberry has the lowest energy value of the eight (344 kcal per 100 g). All fillings are compared in Which cake flavour to choose.

Allergens: hazelnuts or peanuts

For guests with allergies, the key difference is the nut: Nutella contains hazelnuts, Snickers contains peanuts.

  • Nutella: the published ingredients include Nutella paste. According to the manufacturer, Nutella contains hazelnuts (13%), skimmed milk powder and soya lecithin (Nutella, Ferrero).
  • Snickers: the published ingredients include salted peanuts and gelatine.
  • Both contain, according to the published ingredients, eggs, milk and dairy (including cream cheese) and wheat flour (gluten).

If a guest is allergic to any nut, choose a filling with no nuts in its published ingredients, such as vanilla berries. The full table is in the allergens, storage and diet guide; for any allergy, call us before you order on +40 755 096 784.

Price and where to order

The price is the same for Nutella and Snickers: it depends on the design and size, and you pick the flavour on the product page at no extra cost.

  1. Choose a size: XS, S, M, L or kids' cakes.
  2. Open the design you like and select Nutella or Snickers under "Aroma".
  3. Add it to the cart and check out, for pickup or delivery.

For a custom cake, the filling is agreed at the consultation along with the design. All eight fillings are covered in the cake fillings pillar.

Frequently asked questions

Which has fewer calories, the Nutella cake or the Snickers cake?

The Snickers cake: 392 kcal per 100 g, against 481 kcal per 100 g for Nutella, according to the values published in Dreamfort's fillings guide. That is 89 kcal less per 100 g.

How do they taste different?

Nutella is intense chocolate: chocolate sponge, a crunchy chocolate layer and chocolate and Nutella cream. Snickers pairs chocolate with vanilla cheesecake, salted caramel with peanuts and caramel cream-cheese frosting, so it is sweet-and-salty with more texture.

Which should I choose if a guest is allergic to peanuts or hazelnuts?

According to the published ingredients, Snickers contains salted peanuts and Nutella contains Nutella paste, a hazelnut spread. If nuts are an issue, pick another filling and tell us before you order, on +40 755 096 784.

Do the Nutella and Snickers cakes cost different amounts?

No. The price depends on the design and size, not the filling. You choose Nutella or Snickers as the flavour ("Aroma") on the product page in the online store.

Do they contain gelatine?

The published Snickers ingredients include gelatine; the Nutella ingredients don't list it. If you avoid gelatine strictly, ask us before you order.

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