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Chestnut truffle cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chestnut truffle cake

11 ingredients Serves 6 - 8 openrecipes
Chestnut truffle cake

This rich, gluten-free cake makes a perfect dinner-party dessert

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
10g
Protein
34g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Chestnut not in our table 0
Cognac 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

  • 400g cooked chestnuts
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 100g butter , chopped into cubes
  • 100g dark chocolate , minimum 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp cognac
  • 100g dark chocolate , minimum 70% cocoa solids
  • 25g butter
  • 1 tbsp single cream , plus extra to serve
  • icing sugar , to decorate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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