Chestnut cake
This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and pieces of glacé chestnuts are incorporated in the dough.
233,4413.9/5 for 14 ratings
Last modified on: October 13th 2010
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
125 g flour - 2
125 g chestnut flour - 3
125 g butter - 4
125 g caster sugar - 5
4 eggs - 6
1 sachet baking powder - 7
100 g marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) (optional) - 8
1 pinch salt - Total weight: 810 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 23 min. | 30 min. | 53 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put in a bowl or the bowl of your food processor, 125 g butter and 125 g caster sugar.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cream together.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Add 4 eggs then sieve 125 g chestnut flour, add 1 sachet baking powder, 125 g flour, and finally 1 pinch salt and 100 g marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) cut small.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Mix until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous mixture.
Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).
Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Pour the mixture into a cake mould, and put in the oven for about 30/40 minutes.
Stage 6 - 30 min.
Check cooking after 30 minutes.
Remarks
You can find chestnut flour in organic stores, it is very necessary to sieve it before using, because it has an unfortunate tendency to become lumpy.
If you are making a cake for adults (I just mean "that will not be eaten by children"), I recommend you soak the glacé chestnuts for an hour or two in a little whisky, and then incorporate a tablespoonful of this soaking whisky into the mixture. Use any whisky left over to make Irish coffee.
If you are making a cake for adults (I just mean "that will not be eaten by children"), I recommend you soak the glacé chestnuts for an hour or two in a little whisky, and then incorporate a tablespoonful of this soaking whisky into the mixture. Use any whisky left over to make Irish coffee.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,721 Kcal or 11,392 Kj | 41 gr | 345 gr | 131 gr |
| 136 % | 16 % | 33 % | 20 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 336 Kcal or 1,407 Kj | 5 gr | 43 gr | 16 gr |
| 17 % | 2 % | 4 % | 2 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,721 Kcal or 11,392 Kj | 41 gr | 345 gr | 131 gr |
| 136 % | 16 % | 33 % | 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 5.39 £
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Chestnut flour: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Corsican tarts, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pogne de Romans, French custard tart, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Tart Tatin, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Meringues, How to succeed in making sabayon (syllabub), Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Cookies, Chocolate eclairs, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oat financiers for Louise, Rabbit civet, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Saucipain, Brioche dough, ... All |
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