Aldo Zilli's sugared chestnut & coffee cake
Aldo says: "I am not the best at making cakes, but this one is so simple you cannot go wrong. Also in its favour - it can be made well in advance."
Serves: 8-12
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
What you need:
- 275g best plain chocolate, broken into squares
- 200g margarine
- 90 ml strong black coffee
- 25g cocoa powder
- 6 eggs, separated
- 275g unsweetened cooked chestnut purée
- 12 sugared chestnuts (marrons glacés)
- Icing sugar or cocoa powder, to dust
What you do:
- Preheat the oven to 200˚C/fan oven 180˚C/Gas Mark 6.
- Lightly grease and line the base of a 20 cm square cake tin.
- Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl with the margarine and coffee. Place over a pan of simmering water and heat gently until melted, stirring occasionally.
- Place the cocoa powder in a large bowl with the egg yolks and chestnut purée. Beat until smooth. Stir the chocolate mixture into the chestnut purée mixture.
- In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the chestnut mixture using a large metal spoon. Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.
- Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes until it is dark brown and firm to the touch. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out. Leave to cool.
- Decorate with the sugared chestnuts and dust with icing sugar or cocoa powder to serve.
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