Chocolate & Chestnut Dessert Cake
Thanksgiving Cake.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
40 minReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
cream
heavy |
|
| ¼ | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 14 | ounces |
chestnuts
drained |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
olive oil
light |
|
| 4 | x |
eggs
|
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
butter, unsalted
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
null, null |
|
| 158 | ml |
cream
heavy |
|
| 59 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 404.6 | ml/g |
chestnuts
drained |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
white wine
dry |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
olive oil
light |
|
| 4 | x |
eggs
|
*
|
| 177 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃). Butter two 9-inch springform or round cake pans and line with parchment or waxed (greaseproof) paper. CAKE:Beat together the sugar and eggs to combine. Add the oil, wine, flour, baking powder, and salt and beat for 1 minutes, or until smooth. Pour the mixture into the prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of each cake comes out clean. Allow the cakes to cool slightly in the pans before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. CHESTNUT FILLING:Combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Spread a layer of chestnut filling on top of each cake. GANACHE:Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, then stir in the butter. Remove from the heat and cool or refrigerate to thicken slightly. If a thicker consistency is desired, whisk gently until pale and thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Spread a layer of ganache over the top of the chestnut filling on the first layer. Top with the second layer and repeat the process. Serve the cake cut in wedges.
