Moist chocolate and chestnut cake

Name: Moist chocolate and chestnut cake
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 80 g ground almonds; 300 g chestnut jam; 4 eggs; 200 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)

Total: 40 min. | Active: 20 min.

vegetarian, lactose-free, gluten-free

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When chocolate meets chestnut puree, you know you’re in for a melt-in-the-mouth treat. You will love the simplicity and wonderful flavour of this cake, which consists of just four ingredients. It is guaranteed to bring a smile to your guests’ faces and will bless them with every bite.

Anita - Breakfast & Bowls

Ingredients

for 12 pieces

Chocolate
200 g	dark chocolate (70% cocoa), finely chopped

Batter
4	eggs
300 g	chestnut jam
80 g	ground almonds

How it's done

Chocolate

Place the chocolate in a thin-sided bowl. Suspend over a gently simmering bain-marie; the bowl must not touch the water. Melt the chocolate and stir until smooth.

Batter

Using the whisk on a mixer, beat the eggs in a bowl until frothy. Add the chestnut jam and mix well. Mix in the melted chocolate and almonds, transfer the batter to the prepared tin.

To bake

Approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180°C. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, remove from the tin and leave to cool completely on a rack.

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