Chestnut loaf cake with a chocolate web
A cooked-chestnut loaf cake covered with dark chocolate and decorated with a white chocolate web.
Active time35 min
Cooking45 min
Total2 h 30 minResting : 1 h 15 min
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Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 100 ml milk
- 3 eggs
- 50 g white chocolate
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 150 g wheat flour
- 8 g baking powder
- 120 g sugar
- 250 g cooked, peeled chestnuts
Preparation
Melt the butter over a low heat. Preheat the oven to 170 °C. Blend the chestnuts and milk. Whisk the eggs and sugar, then add the melted butter, purée, flour and baking powder. Pour into a lined loaf tin.
100 g butter100 ml milk3 eggs150 g wheat flour8 g baking powder120 g sugar250 g cooked, peeled chestnuts- oven
- blender
- mixing bowl
- tin
- baking paper
- small saucepan
Bake for 45 minutes, until a knife blade comes out without any raw batter. Leave to rest in the tin for 10 minutes, remove from the tin, then leave to cool on a wire rack for approximately 45 minutes.
- oven
- wire rack
Melt the two chocolates separately. Spread the dark chocolate over the cold cake. Pipe white circles, then draw lines from the centre towards the edges with the tip of a knife to form a web. Leave to set for approximately 15 minutes in a cool room.
50 g white chocolate100 g dark chocolate- saucepans
- piping bag
- knife
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms
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