Chestnut moelleux
"Moelleux" means soft, and is also the name given to the gooey, soft-centred cakes that are popular in France. These muffin-style cakes are doubly chestnutty: there is chestnut purée in the mixture and pieces of marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) in the middle as well.
The result is a little melt-in-the-mouth treat.
The result is a little melt-in-the-mouth treat.
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
5 moelleux
10 IngredientsLast modified on: February 11th 2018
For 5 moelleux, you will need:
- 1
1 ½ tablespoon ground almonds - 2
1 tablespoon ground hazelnuts - 3
½ tablespoon cornflour - 4
1 ½ tablespoon butter - 5
2 ½ tablespoons egg ( How to... ) - 6
½ cup sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons) - 7
1⁄3 tablespoon rum - 8
1⁄3 pinch fine (or table) salt - 9
1 tablespoon marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) - 10
1 tablespoon beaten egg
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put into a mixer bowl: 1 ½ tablespoon ground almonds, 1 tablespoon ground hazelnuts, ½ tablespoon cornflour and 1 ½ tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Beat until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Add 2 ½ tablespoons egg, ½ cup sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons), 1⁄3 tablespoon rum and 1⁄3 pinch fine (or table) salt.
Continue beating until evenly mixed.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Continue beating until evenly mixed.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Stage 4 - 4 min.
Chop 1 tablespoon marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) into small dice.
Stage 5 - 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.
You can put the mixture into a forcing bag to make life easier, but this is not essential.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Put a little of the mixture into each cake mould or tin, then add a few chopped marrons glacés on top.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Cover with more cake mixture (you should not be able to see the marrons glacés), then glaze the tops.
Stage 8 - 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.
Stage 9
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.
Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 10 RDI=5 % | 90 RDI=8 % | 40 RDI=5 % | 740 RDI=40 % | 3,100 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 340 RDI=20 % | 1,440 RDI: 20 % |
| Per moelleux | 2 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 150 RDI=7 % | 620 RDI: 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 5 moelleux : 2.20 €
- Per moelleux : 0.45 €
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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.
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