Chestnut Cream Cake 栗子奶油蛋糕

Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, I’ve been staying at home for 3 days to avoid the risk of catching the virus (Wish everyone to be safe and in good health). I baked two cakes in one day, so we can the enjoy the sweet treats for a few more days! 😀 As usual I always like to use the quickest method to bake my cakes.

I was checking my pantry and suddenly I saw this chestnut puree that I bought (just don’t remember when I got this) and the expiry date is due in a year.  So without second thought, I baked a simple Chestnut Cream Cake and I am sharing the recipe with you today.  I was delighted when the  cake tart turned out soft and delicious and not too sweet, much to my liking.  Adding some rum liqueur to the chestnut cream makes the taste simply more wonderful.  Can’t wait to grab another slice!

Chestnut Cream Cake

By adding rum in the chestnut cream makes the taste simply more wonderful.  Soft and delicious and not too sweet. Can't wait to grab another slice!

Author Ann Low

Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Servings 0

Ingredients

 

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• 2 egg yolks - used large egg
• 20 g caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 40 g fresh milk
• 35 g corn oil
• 60 g cake flour
• 1 tbsp corn flour (starch)
• 1 tsp cocoa powder

Meringue

• 2 egg whites
• 30 g caster sugar

Chestnut Cream filling

• 220 g chestnut paste - unsweetened
• 1/2 tsp rum liqueur
• 150 mi dairy whipping cream
• 100 g icing sugar - sifted

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, mix egg yolks, vanilla extract and sugar together with a hand whisk till combined, then add milk and oil, stir well. Sift in cake flour, corn flour and cocoa powder, mix well.
• Meringue - whisk egg whites till frothy with a hand held electric mixer, gradually add in the sugar in batches. Continue beating till egg whites are stiff but not dry.
• Add ⅓ of the egg whites into the egg mixture, fold well with a rubber spatula. Then gently fold in the rest of egg whites till combined.
• Pour the batter into 2 pieces - 20cm (8 inches) removable pie tray （no need to grease the tray), flatten batter with a spatula and bake in preheated oven 180 deg C for about 13-15 minutes. After baking, immediately drop pie tray on table top 2 to 3 times to release the hot air and prevent shrinkage. Leave cakes to cool down completely before topping with chestnut cream.
• Chestnut cream - blend chestnut paste with rum until smooth. Whisk whipping cream with icing sugar for about a minute till soft peaks form. Then fold into the chestnut paste in 2 batches. (you may double the filling recipe and stack up the cakes in 2 layers).
• Gently remove cake from pie tray and spread chestnut cream on cake. Dust with some cocoa powder and some chestnuts on top and place in the refrigerator to chill for a few hours before serving.

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