Chestnut cake

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 4 eggs, separated
• 4 tbsp water, cold
• 200 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 100 g flour
• 50 g cornstarch
• 50 g hazelnuts, ground
• ½ tsp, leveled baking powder
• e.g. jam
• 500 g chestnut puree
• 150 g powdered sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 2 tbsp rum or 1/2 bottle rum flavoring
• 500 ml cream
• 2 packs of cream stiffener
• some milk
• possibly chocolate, melted

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 13 hours 35 minutes

a delicate chestnut and cream delight

For the dough, beat the egg whites and cold water until stiff, then add the sugar and vanilla sugar and beat in briefly. Then fold in the egg yolks. Mix together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and nuts and fold them loosely into the mixture. Pour the dough into a springform pan lined with baking paper and bake at 175°C (top/bottom heat) for approx. 45 minutes (test with a skewer). Do not cut in half until the next day. For the cream, put the chestnut puree (it will be quite dry) in a mixing bowl and start stirring with a whisk, while simultaneously adding the rum and a little milk until the mixture forms a stiff paste that is easy to mix. Next, add the powdered sugar mixed with the vanilla sugar and beat well. Whip the cream with cream stiffener until stiff and carefully stir in the chestnut mixture. Once the base has cooled completely, turn it out and cut in half. Spread the first layer with jam, place the second layer on top, and spread some of the chestnut cream over it. The “cake topper” goes on last, and the entire cake is covered with the remaining cream. If you like, you can shape the marzipan into chestnuts, dip them in chocolate, and then decorate the cake. Once you’ve shaped the chestnuts, it’s a good idea to put them in the freezer for half an hour, as this will allow the chocolate glaze to set immediately after dipping. If you have any cream left over, you can decorate the cake as desired using a piping bag.