Italian Chestnut Cake

Italian Chestnut Cake


1. Preheat oven to 180c/350 degrees F.

2. Grease a springform cake tin& line.

3. Cream butter& three-quarters of the sugar.

4. Fold in two-thirds of the chestnut puree, alternating with the egg yolks,& beat.

5. Fold in the sifted flour.

6. Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

7. Beat a little of the egg whites into the chestnut mixture, until evenly blended, then fold in the remainder.

8. Gently pour the cake mix into the tin.

9. Cook for 1 1/4 hours or until cooked.

10. Leave the cake in the tin& pirece holes evenly all over the cake with a skewer.

11. Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of the rum over the top& allow to cool before removing from the tin.

12. Cut horizontally into two layers.

13. Place the bottom layer on a serving plate.

14. Beat the cream, rum, sugar& chestnut puree until thick.

15. Spread two-thirds of cream on the bottom layer& place the other layer on top.

16. Spread the remaining cream over the top& sides of the cake.

17. Decorate with piped cream stars.

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