Scrumptious Chestnut and

Scrumptious Chestnut and Chocolate Torte Ingredients 250g of cooked, peeled chestnuts 250g of unsalted butter plus extra for greasing 250g of 70% coca solids dark chocolate 125ml of double cream 125ml of full fat milk 125g of caster sugar 4 eggs (separate the yolk from the whites) This recipe comes from the No. 1 Luxury B&B in France, La Villa de Mazamet in the south of France near Carcassonne . Pre-heat oven to 150 degrees 1. Grease a 20 cm spring form cake tin. Place the chestnuts, cream & milk into a saucepan, heat gently. 2. Place the chocolate (broken into small pieces) and the butter (cubed) into another pan – heat gently. 3. Place the sugar and egg yolks into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until pale and thick. 4. In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peak consistency. 5. Pour the warmed chestnut mixture into a food processor and, using the pulse setting, blitz for a few seconds. Pour this and the melted chocolate & butter onto the eggs/sugar mixture and stir thoroughly to combine. 6/ Finally, fold in the egg whites and the pour the mixture into your cake tin and back for 35-40 mins. Remove the oven and allow to cool completely. Serve with crème fraiche which goes wonderfully with the rich chocolate torte.