CHESTNUT CAKE is a traditional sweet from the popular culture of Tuscany and the regions near the Apennines. It is a very simple cake made with chestnut flour and a few other ingredients, typically autumnal. Moist and compact, the chestnut cake has a delicate and unmistakable taste. The chestnut cake dates back to the peasant culture of the 1500s. Like every traditional dish, the recipe has undergone slight modifications depending on the area of origin and the family that passes it down. The chestnut cake recipe is very easy and quick to prepare; you will only need chestnut flour, water, oil, pine nuts or walnut kernels, and rehydrated raisins.

But now let’s go to the kitchen and I’ll show you how to prepare CHESTNUT CAKE

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Medium
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 8
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter

Ingredients

LET’S SEE TOGETHER WHAT WE NEED TO PREPARE

4 cups chestnut flour
2.75 cups water
3 oz raisins
3.5 oz pine nuts
1 sprig rosemary
1 pinch salt
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Tools

1 Mold
1 Wooden Spoon
1 Bowl

Steps

Let’s start to prepare the

To prepare the chestnut cake first wash the raisins under fresh running water and then soak them for 10 minutes in a bowl with cold water to rehydrate.
Sift the chestnut flour into a bowl and add the water gradually, stirring with a hand whisk. When you have obtained a smooth mixture, add some of the whole pine nuts.
Now squeeze and dry the raisins, and add them to the batter, always leaving a small quantity aside; mix the batter well and finally add the salt. At this point, oil a low cake pan with a diameter of 12.5 inches and pour the batter, leveling it with the help of a spatula.
Sprinkle the surface of the chestnut cake with the pine nuts, raisins, and rosemary needles, distributing them evenly.
Finally, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes.
When a crust with cracks forms on the surface, remove from the oven and let cool, at this point you can serve the chestnut cake.
And enjoy your meal!!