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Chestnut Cake

This cake recipe comes from the Italian tradition where chestnuts are abundant. There, it is called Castagnaccio. Initially, there are not as many ingredients, but this fairly simple recipe will give you a moist and delicious cake that you can enhance according to your tastes.

Ingredients

For about 800g of cake batter (i.e. a round tin of about 20cm):

Dry ingredients: 

  • 175g chestnut flour
  • 65g sugar (choose your favourite)
  • 14g baking powder
  • 14g cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch of salt

Wet ingredients:

  • 110g olive oil
  • 40g honey (optional)
  • 200g whole eggs (about 4 eggs)
  • 140g milk (dairy or plant-based)
  • Add-ins to include according to your desires (see below)

Equipment

  • A large bowl
  • A scale
  • A round tin of about 20cm in diameter (or an equivalent tin)

Preparation

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients (sift if necessary). 

  2. Mix all the wet ingredients. 

  3. Mix the two together until there are no lumps. 

  4. Add the add-ins of your choice (see below).

  5. Grease your tin if necessary and pour in the mixture.


Baking

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan)
  2. Bake your cake for about 30 minutes (to check the cooking, poke it with a skewer. it should come out dry).

Insertion ideas

Some insertion ideas :

30g of pine nuts

30g of hazelnuts

30g of raisins soaked in water or alcohol

30g of chocolate chips