Photo: David Holifield
Coffee and chestnut meringue cake
18 ingredients
1 hr + 2 hr
Serves 8-10
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Rich chocolate cake is layered with gooey coffee and chestnut mousse and coated with soft meringue. A gloriously decadent treat.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1010
Calories
23g
Protein
45g
Fat
126g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 12 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Mascarpone | 2 tbsp (28g) | 120 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Chestnut | not in our table | 0 |
| Brandy | not in our table | 0 |
| Meringue | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 12 free-range eggs
- 350g/12oz caster sugar
- 250g/9oz plain flour
- 100g/3½oz cocoa powder
- 85g/3oz butter
- 400ml/14fl oz double cream
- 5 tbsp cold strong coffee
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 250g/9oz mascarpone
- 250g/9oz mascarpone
- 225g/8oz sweetened chestnut
- 300ml/10fl oz double cream
- 6-8 tbsp brandy
- 4-6 large meringue
- 225g/8oz caster sugar
- 100ml/3½fl oz water
- 4 free-range eggs
- holly, to garnish
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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