Photo: David Holifield
Hungarian Chestnut Cake
15 ingredients
1 -9 inch cake
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"This rich dessert is full of all sorts of wickedness, and is a bit labor-intensive, but well worth the work. Chestnuts and marrons glace are available in specialty food stores and gourmet stores."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
467
Calories
8g
Protein
31g
Fat
31g
Carbs
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Chestnut | 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
- 3/4 pound whole chestnuts, drained
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons dark rum
- 10 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 6 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 8 marrons glaces (candied chestnuts)
- 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 3/4 cup chopped marrons glace (candied chestnuts)
Directions
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