Chestnut moelleux
Step by step recipe:
- 3 min.
Put into a mixer bowl: 30 g ground almonds, 30 g ground hazelnuts, 30 g cornflour and 50 g butter, cut into small pieces. - 4 min.
Beat until evenly mixed. - 30 min.
Add 100 g egg, 300 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons), 1 tablespoon rum and 1 pinch fine (or table) salt.
Continue beating until evenly mixed.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. - 4 min.
Chop 40 g marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) into small dice. - 4 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
You can put the mixture into a forcing bag to make life easier, but this is not essential. - 4 min.
Put a little of the mixture into each cake mould or tin, then add a few chopped marrons glacés on top. - 4 min.
Cover with more cake mixture (you should not be able to see the marrons glacés), then glaze the tops. - 20 min.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes, watching carefully for browning towards the end of the cooking time. Be careful not to overcook, or the cakes will be too dry. 
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks:
If you don't have cornflour, you can use ordinary plain flour or chestnut flour instead, but the cake texture will be a little less moist.Source:
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