French Market Recipe 2024 03 L’Ardechois au chocolat Chestnut chocolate cake from the Ardeche

Published on: 24 January 2024

French Market Recipe 2024 03
L’Ardechois au chocolat
Chestnut chocolate cake from the Ardeche

Ingredients   

  • 1 kg cooked chestnuts
  • 10 Eggs
  • 500g sugar
  • 100g 90% dark chocolate
  • 85g unsalted butter
  • 100g Walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoon cognac (optional)
  • Crème fraiche

Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 160C degrees.
  • Blend the cooked chestnuts to a puree
  • Put the chestnut puree into a large mixing bowl and stir in the vanilla essence and Cognac.
  • Separate 6 eggs and mix the egg yolks into the puree with a wooden spoon.
  • Mix in the sugar.
  • Beat 6 egg whites until stiff peaks are formed.
  • Carefully add the egg whites to the cake mixture using a spatula and lifting the mixture high.
  • Butter a deep baking tin
  • Pour in the cake mixture.
  • Cook in the preheated oven for at least 1 hour.
  • Check to see if it is cooked by inserting a knife all the way down through the middle of the cake, if it comes away clean the cake is cooked. Note it can take longer depending on your oven
  • Once cooked, take out of the oven and allow to cool.
  • Remove from pan and place on a serving dish.

While the cake is cooking make the chocolate sauce.

  • Separate 4 eggs and lightly beat the egg yolks.
  • Chop the chocolate into small pieces.
  • Pour 2 tablespoons of water into a heavy based saucepan.
  • Add the chocolate and melt over a gentle heat stirring all the time.
  • Once it smooth, remove from heat and add the butter, stir in well
  • Add the egg yolks and mix well together
  • Once the cake has cooled, spread the chocolate sauce over the top and sides.
  • Decorate with walnuts

Serve with the bowl of crème fraiche and a glass of Cognac available at our French Market shop in Cape Town or order online with us.

Bon Appétit  
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