The chestnut and chocolate cake recipe that has gone viral: it is very easy to prepare

The first thing you have to know is what power does your have microwave. If it reaches 1,000 watts, the chestnuts will be roasted in just 2 minutes. If, on the other hand, it does not have more than 800 watts, the waiting time will be 30 seconds longer.

But what should we do before roasting them? So that once the chestnuts have been microwaved they do not burst, they are It will make a cut in the shape of a straight line or in the shape of a cross. Then add a pinch of salt on top.

This is the best way to cook chestnuts (and two other options)

Now, it is time to put the chestnuts in the microwave and, depending on the watts mentioned above, let them cook.

In addition, with chestnuts you can also make chestnut flour, by simply grinding this fruit you get a product to give a healthy touch to your cakes or muffins. This flour barely has fat (it doesn't reach 5%).

The chestnut and chocolate cake recipe that has gone viral

ItThe ingredients for the recipe are easy to find. For the chestnuts: 750 grams of chestnuts, 300 of fondant chocolate, 100 milliliters of milk, 160 grams of sugar, 120 milliliters of olive oil, four eggs and 60 grams of cornstarch. For the rum sauce: 200 milliliters of cream, 225 grams of sugar, 40 milliliters of milk, 20 grams of cornstarch, 75 grams of butter, 50 milliliters of rum and a cinnamon stick. To make the caramel you need 75 grams of sugar. This is the elaboration proposed by Mary Paz Álvarez:

1.-We make a cut in the chestnuts (andThis is very important, since if we didn't they would explode) and we cook them in water for about 15 minutes. As soon as they are warm, we peel them and separate 200 g that we will need for the sauce. We beat the rest with the mixer, along with the milk and set aside.

2.-We melt the chocolate in the microwave and we also booked. We separate the whites from the yolks and beat the latter with the sugar until they double in volume.

3.-Now add the chestnut puree, oil and cornstarch. We mix all the ingredients well and add the melted chocolate. We whip the egg whites until stiff and add them.

4.-We pour into a mold, spread with butter and flour, and place in the oven, previously heated to 180º, for 30-40 minutes. As soon as it cools, we pour it onto a plate.

5.-Let's now prepare the rum sauce and to do this we cook the chestnuts that we had reserved with 125 g of sugar and half a liter of water, for half an hour over low heat.

6.-We bring the cream to a boil with the remaining sugar (100 g) and cinnamon. We dissolve the cornflour in the cold milk and add it, as well as the rum and the butter in pieces. We take out the cinnamon stick, lower the heat and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

7.-We remove from the heat, we pour in the chestnuts that we had cooked (without the syrup) and we pass everything through the blender. We will have a soft cream that we pour over the cake.

8.-Next we make the syrup, Cooking the sugar with a little water and pouring it over the cake. It will harden immediately, but then it melts, which makes it delicious.