Chocolate Chestnut Cake Recipe

Chocolate cake is our favorite and, with chestnuts, it gets even better!!

Ingredients

• 1 and ¼ cup (tea) of wheat flour
• 1 cup (tea) brown sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ¾ cup roasted and chopped cashew nuts
• 120 grams of chopped semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 1/3 cup of milk
• ½ tablespoon of baking powder

Icing Ingredients

• 120 grams of semi-sweet chocolate in pieces
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• Chestnuts to decorate (optional)

Preparation Mode

1. Grease a medium baking dish and set aside.
2. Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
3. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar and part of the chestnuts.
4. In a pan, over low heat, melt the butter and chocolate and then let it cool.
5. In a blender, beat the eggs with the milk and essence.
6. Add to the flour mixture, with the melted butter and chocolate.
7. Lastly, add the yeast and stir.
8. Pour into mold.
9. Spread the rest of the chestnuts over the top.
10. Bake for approximately 35 minutes.

Glaze Preparation Method

1. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bain-marie.
2. Cover the cake with the icing.
3. Decorate with chestnuts.
4. Cut into squares.

Mom Tips

If you prefer, decorate the cake with colorful sprinkles or chocolate sprinkles.

Approximate yield of 12 units