Torta di Castagne - Chestnut Cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 12
 
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 1¾ cup sweetened chestnut puree
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tsp grated lemon rind
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 100 g/ 4 oz dark chocolate, grated
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp icing sugar, if desired
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 23 cm (9 inch) springform cake pan.
  2. Beat the melted butter, chestnut puree, nuts, lemon rind, milk, chocolate, flour, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixture, until just combined. Set aside.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with caster sugar until thick and lemon-yellow. Whisk yolk mixture into chestnut mixture.
  4. In yet another bowl, this one absolutely free of any traces of fat, beat egg whites and salt until firm peaks form. If the beaters or bowl have any fat on them, the egg whites won't become fluffy.
  5. Gently fold the egg whites into the chestnut mixture.
  6. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 60 minutes.
  7. Let cake stand at least 5 minutes before turning it onto a wire rack to cool.
  8. To serve, dust lightly with confectioner's sugar, if desired.
Recipe by Kiku Corner at https://www.kikucorner.com/2015/05/18/torta-di-castagne-chocolate-chestnut-cake/