Moist Chestnut Purée Cake

Ingredients

• 150 g Butter (cut into small dice)
• 200 g Unsweetened chestnut purée (unsweetened, pure)
• 5 ml Almond essence (optional) (about 1 teaspoon)
• 1 pcs Vanilla bean (seeds only)
• 3 pcs Eggs (large, at room temperature)
• 80 g Sugar (white or cane)
• 150 g All-purpose flour (sift before use)
• 5 g Baking powder (about 1 teaspoon)
• 2 pcs Parchment paper (to line the pan)
• 10 g Powdered sugar (optional) (for finishing)

Instructions

1. Melt the butter

   Place the diced butter in a bowl and melt gently in the microwave 30‑40 s, stirring halfway to prevent burning.

   Time: PT1M

2. Mix butter, chestnut purée, essence and vanilla

   Add the chestnut purée, almond essence (if used) and the seeds from the vanilla bean to the melted butter. Mix lightly with a spatula then blend with an immersion blender for 2 minutes until a smooth cream forms.

   Time: PT4M

3. Whisk the eggs and sugar

   In a second bowl, crack the eggs, add the sugar and whisk on high speed for 3 minutes until the mixture doubles in volume, becomes foamy and pale.

   Time: PT3M

4. Fold the chestnut mixture into the eggs

   Pour half of the chestnut mixture into the egg bowl, fold gently with the whisk. Add the remaining mixture and continue folding until homogeneous.

   Time: PT2M

5. Add flour and baking powder

   Sift the flour and baking powder over the batter, gently fold in with the whisk or spatula, without over‑mixing, until the batter is smooth.

   Time: PT2M

6. Prepare the pan

   Line a 20 cm round pan with parchment paper, lightly grease the edges. Pour the batter, spread evenly and smooth the surface with a spatula.

   Time: PT2M

7. Preheat the oven

   Preheat the oven to 150 °C on convection mode.

   Time: PT10M

   Temperature: 150°C

8. Baking

   Place the cake in the oven and bake for 35 minutes. A knife blade inserted should come out moist but clean.

   Time: PT35M

   Temperature: 150°C

9. Unmold and cool

   Remove the cake from the oven, let rest 5 minutes, then unmold onto a rack and let cool completely at room temperature.

   Time: PT5M

10. Finishing

    Dust with powdered sugar if desired, then serve.

    Time: PT2M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

310

Protein

5 g

Carbohydrates

29 g

Fat

18 g

Fiber

2 g