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Chocolate Chestnut Cake
Look at this beauty... A delicious chocolate chestnut cake: a moist cake topped with chocolate ganache... What a great autumn treat!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories per serving 352 kcal
Ingredients
- 7 oz cooked chestnuts (200 g)
- 5,5 oz dark chocolate (155 g), chopped
- ⅓ cup cream (80 ml)
- 3 oz unsalted butter (85 g)
- 3,5 oz brown sugar (100 g)
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 2 egg whites beaten
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
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Peel the chestnuts if that hasn't been done yet. Then add them to a blender and blend them into a dry and fine crumble. Put it aside until needed later.
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Add the butter, chocolate and brown sugar to a bowl and then place it over a pan with boiling water (double boiler).
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Let the butter and chocolate melt. Whisk into a smooth mixture and let it cool down again. Then add the chestnut crumble from the blender, the plain flour and the egg yolk.
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Stir well. Then stir in the cream.
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Also add the beaten egg white to the chocolate batter.
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Stir well. Then transfer the chocolate batter to a springform cake tin lined with baking paper.
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Bake the chestnut chocolate cake for 35 to 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 359°F (180°C). Remove the cake and then let it cool down a bit at room temperature. Serve lukewarm.