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Chocolate-chestnut cream cake
A delicious and very moist cake, where the flavors of chestnuts and chocolate are perfectly balanced.
510 5/5 (1 reviews)
1 hour 30 min.
Easy
1 cake
5 IngredientsLast modified on: September 21th 2025
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
200 g dark chocolate - 2
100 g butter - 3
6 eggs - 4
500 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons) - 5
1 tablespoon caster sugar (optional) - Total weight: 1,100 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 5 min.
All in all: 1 hour 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Over very low heat, or better still in a bain-marie, melt 200 g dark chocolate, then add 100 g butter and melt while stirring.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Add the yolks of the remaining 2 eggs, and set the whites aside.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour the chocolate-butter mixture into the bowl and whisk to combine.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 500 g sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons), and mix again.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Whisk the 2 egg whites, adding 1 tablespoon caster sugar if necessary.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Take 1/3 or 1/4 of the beaten egg whites and quickly fold them into the mixture to loosen it.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Butter a cake tin and place a strip of baking paper in the bottom to facilitate unmolding.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Pour the batter into the mould.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
Stage 11 - 55 min.
Bake at 190°C (370°F) for 50-55 minutes.
Stage 12
Turn out warm or cold...
Stage 13
...and serve sliced, on its own, or, as the ultimate indulgence, with a little vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Remarks
If it's an adult cake, you can try adding a little rum or whisky to the batter.
Keeping: 3 or 4 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 50 RDI=20 % | 480 RDI=50 % | 180 RDI=30 % | 3,700 RDI=190 % | 15,500 RDI: 190 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 340 RDI=20 % | 1,410 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 8.00 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)
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Dark chocolate
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Butter
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Egg
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