Submitted by: Inspired by Nigella Lawson's recipe
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Recipe Ingredients:
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8 oz
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dark chocolate
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6
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eggs
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4 1/2 oz
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unsalted butter
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15 oz
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chestnut puree
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2 1/4 oz
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granulated sugar
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1 pinch
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salt
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<a href="/nuts/chestnuts/fresh.html">chestnuts</a> for decoration
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Cooking Directions: |
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 10 inch spring form or cake tin. Break the chocolate into pieces and melt in the microwave or on the stovetop and set aside.
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2.
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Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, but not dry. In another bowl, whisk butter and chestnut puree with the sugar. Gradually whisk in the egg yolks, then add the chocolate.
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Stir in a dollop of the egg white, whisk well to mix everything together, then carefully fold the rest of the egg white in the chestnut mixture.
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4.
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Pour the batter into the tin and let bake for 40 to 60 minutes. Let the cake cool in it's tin on a rack.
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5.
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Decorate with chestnuts.
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