Friday, February 21, 2014

Chestnut Chiffon Cake

Oh I know, every time I return to this blog of mine, I seem to be dusting off plenty of cobwebs and dust, haha! Sorry guys, will try harder! Never fear, I am back with this all so delicious chiffon recipe to redeem myself, heehee :P Anyway, this Chestnut Chiffon recipe has always been my to-do list and since my MIL gave me a packet of chestnut she bought from her recent trip to Thailand, kind off kick start it. Plus ever since I tasted a Mont Blanc cake from Lady M, I was hooked and vowed to bake a chestnut cake myself.
I remember last time chestnut used to be so uncommon in local grocer except for those mobile stalls where old school uncles will roast those yummy chestnuts in charcoal. I would be drooling every time I walk pass and smell those super fragrant roasted chestnuts! (I still do when I see one haha!) But nowadays Singapore import so many ready to consume chestnuts in convenient packaging in many major supermarket! Joys! But somehow I just didn't get myself to buy some to bake...lazy as usual haha! Thanks to MIL! Oh yes, don't really fancy those paste form in cans because the though of other stuff could be mixed in just doesn't appeal me at all haha!

Recipe for Chestnut Chiffon Cake (makes 20-22cm tube size pan)
Egg yolk mixture
70g egg yolk
70ml water
70ml vegetable oil
125g chestnuts (from those ready consume packs)
40ml milk
100g top flour/ cake flour
 
Egg white mixture
190g egg white
95g caster sugar

Chestnut buttercream (optional)
200g Swiss meringue buttercream (cold) (I followed Bravetart's recipe, please refer to link)
60g ready to consume chestnuts
40ml cold heavy cream

  • In a blender, add 125g of the chestnut and 40ml of milk. Zap till very fine crumbs or smooth, depending how chunky you want your cake to be.
  • Preheat the oven to 160C and prepare a tube pan of 20/21/22 cm.
  • In a large mixing bow, add egg yolk, water, oil and mix well. Add the pureed chestnut and stir till all is incorporated. Lastly, stir in the the cake flour with a whisk and making sure there is no lumps when all is combined.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, add in all the egg whites and beat till foamy. Gradually add in the caster sugar and beat till mixture reaches stiff peaks.
  • Add in 3 separate portions of the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture till all is incorporated and no visible white lumps.
  • Pour cake batter into tube pan. Use a tooth pick or chop stick to run through the batter to release any air or bubble trapped inside.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30-33minutes till the cake tester comes out clean or with very fine crumbs.
  • Remove cake from oven and invert to cool completely before unmoulding.
  • Once cake is completely cooled, remove from pan and slice up to serve.
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  • To make the chestnut buttercream, combine all three ingredients in together in a blender and zap till smooth. Pipe the chestnut cream over the cooled chiffon as desired.
I cannot start to tell you how much I love this cake. It was literally love at first bite...yum! So light, soft, moist, fluffy and delicious, I can cry eating it hahaha! And it would definitely be a bonus if you make the buttercream too. :) Notice that I did not blend my chestnuts till very smooth as I wanted to be able to taste bits of it when enjoying the cake...its like eating the real stuff ya? Haha!
There, a shot of the sliced wonderful chiffon cake, haha! So yummy! Do try this...I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed. An ace of a chiffon cake. ;)

Okay guys, I better sign off and get my dinner ready! Till we meet again, eat well & be merry!


20 comments:

  1. what a nice and tall cake you've got there!

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    1. Thank you Victoria!! I like tall cakes! Lol! Have a great weekend ahead! ;)

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  2. I've never heard of chestnut chiffon, very 'San pa' of me. Your chiffon looks very soft and moist, lovely.

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  3. I've never heard of chestnut chiffon, very 'San pa' of me. Your chiffon looks very soft and moist, lovely.

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    1. Haha, no no, it's actually not that common, so you're ok! It's more common in Japan, but I totally think we should try baking it because it's so good! Thank you so much for dropping by and your comment! Have a good weekend!!

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  4. 口味很特别呢:)
    要常常来更新噢,我都在等你~~

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  5. 哎哟,多谢老师一直在捧场!感动!哈哈,好的!我一定继续努力的!p(^_^)q

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  6. Beautiful cake - glad I get to enjoy looking your lovely food photos on IG!

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    1. Haha thanks so much! I enjoy your IG posts just as much ;))

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  7. beautiful cake! but my kids don't appreciate chestnut yet, wish I can make this new flavour of chiffon soon.

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  8. Sonia, actually can't really taste the chestnut! You should totally try this, even my kiddos love this!

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  9. The cake looks perfect!! I hope I can try making a successful chiffon cake soon!

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  10. hi , i love chestnut so will definitely try this..just wondering, how many eggs do i need? and r the no of egg yolks and whites the same?

    tks
    octopusmum

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  11. HI i love chestnuts so will give this a try..just wondering how many eggs do i need? thks
    octopusmum

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  12. Love the flavour of this chiffon. Will try next time.

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  13. What a pretty cake! Id love to try this, looks lovely :)

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  14. Fantàstico te ha quedado perfecta se ve muy lindo y delicioso,abrazos.

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  15. Hi, This cake look awesome guess it tastes as great;) I shall try it soon! Could I also ask how you allow the cake to cool? Do you overturn the cake pan? Much appreciate if you answer:D

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  16. Hi Anonymous, appreciate if you can leave a name for me to address you better next time. Yes overturn and let cool like any chiffon cake.

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