Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chestnut pound cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cakes made in mini spring form pans will be ready sooner than a cake baked in a single loaf pan. The cakes are done when the edges turn golden brown and a toothpick in the center comes out clean. This is a light, not super-sweet cake; it's delicious with coffee or tea. Place coarsely chopped Roasted Chestnuts in a small bowl, sprinkle Rum over, and set aside.

Chestnut Pound Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Chestnut Pound Cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chestnut pound cake using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chestnut Pound Cake:

1. Prepare 150 g peeled Roasted Chestnuts *coarsely chopped
2. Prepare 1-2 tablespoons Rum
3. Make ready 125 g Butter *cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature
4. Take 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
5. Get 1/2 cup Sweetened Chestnut Cream (Paste)
6. Take 3 Eggs *about 125g, must be at room temperature
7. Make ready 125 g Self-Raising Flour
8. Get 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

The batter will fill a single loaf pan or four mini springform pans, four inches in diameter. Chestnut Pound Cake I added Sweetened Chestnut Cream and also coarsely chopped Roasted Chestnuts to my Pound Cake batter. You definitely need Rum for this cake. This is a divine cake for chestnut lovers like me.

Instructions to make Chestnut Pound Cake:

1. Place coarsely chopped Roasted Chestnuts in a small bowl, sprinkle Rum over, and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking paper.
3. Beat the softened Butter in a mixing bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer until smooth. Add Sugar and Sweetened Chestnut Paste, and beat until creamy.
4. Add Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. If the Eggs are not warm enough, the mixture will curdle. If that happens, try to stand the bowl in warm water, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds, then continue beating until the batter becomes smooth and creamy.
5. Add Vanilla Extract, and gently fold in Flour with a spatula or large metal spoon until just combined. Add Chestnuts and Rum, and combine evenly.
6. Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and smooth the surface. *Note: I spread the middle part thinner and the edges thicker.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until cooked through. Stand the cake in the tin for 5 minutes as it is very soft, then turn onto a wire rack to cool.

You definitely need Rum for this cake. This is a divine cake for chestnut lovers like me. Insert a toothpick into center of cake, it should come out clean. This pound cake is really good, it's so soft and moist. very good with a cup of coffee or tea, anytime. I had french chestnut puree so I decided to use it and it came out very good.

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