Chestnut cake


Chestnut cake
This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and sweet chestnut purée.
350 K 4.0/5 (82 reviews)
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Last modified on: August 28th 2025
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Stage 1 - 3 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 1
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Sieve in a bowl 100 g flour, 100 g chestnut flour, 5 g baking powder and 2 pinches salt.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 2
In a container with high edges preferably (more convenient to pour then) pour the 100 g noisette butter.

Stage 3 - 4 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 3
Then add 100 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons), 100 g liquid cream and 2 tablespoons rum, mix well and set aside.

Stage 4 - 5 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 4
In the bowl of a mixer, pour 150 g caster sugar then 3 eggs, and whisk, at medium speed first to mix, and then at high speed, until a white and light mixture is obtained.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 5
Slowly reduce the speed, then gently pour the previous mixture.

Stage 6
Chestnut cake : Stage 6
Stop as soon as the mix is homogeneous.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 7
Pour the powder mix over it and stir it gently.

Your dough is ready.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 8
Pour into a buttered cake pan.

Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.

Stage 9 - 50 min.
Chestnut cake : Stage 9
And cook for about 50 minutes, check cooking 5 minutes before the end.

Stage 10
Chestnut cake : Stage 10
Let cool on a wire rack.
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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %330 RDI=30 %150 RDI=20 %2,770 RDI=140 %11,610 RDI: 140 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %40 RDI=4 %20 RDI=3 %330 RDI=20 %1,390 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, egg
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  • For 1 cake : 4.45 €

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