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Chestnut Layered Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chestnut Layered Cake

7 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

684
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Chestnut not in our table 0
Icing 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 eggs,
  • 9 oz/280 g confectioner's sugar,
  • 3 heaping tablespoons fine bread crumbs,
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinammon,
  • 9 oz/280 g boiled and crushed chestnuts (puree),
  • butter,
  • filling and icing

Directions

1

Beat the sugar with 12 yolks, add the bread crumbs and cinammon and mix gently.

2

Add the chestnut puree and 6 whipped egg whites at the end.

3

Pour the mixture in the buttered cake pan and bake at slow heat for 45 minutes.

4

Fill and glaze as desired.

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Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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