Chestnut Cake

Ingredients

• 100 grams unsalted butter (softened)
• 200 grams caster sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 250 grams ground chestnuts (cooked and peeled)
• 150 grams ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 4 egg whites

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celcius
• Grease and flour 20cm cake tin
• Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
• Add egg yolks gradually to the mixture
• Add ground chestnuts, ground almonds, flour and lemon zest and mix well
• Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form, then fold into mixture
• Pour into cake tin and bake for 50-60 minutes
• Cool on wire rack
• Dust with icing sugar
• Serve with pure cream or good quality thick yoghurt