Type 00 flour q.b. To make the amaretti and chestnut cake, first pour the egg yolks into a bowl (1) along with the softened butter (2) and 2.8 oz of sugar (3). Add the salt (4) and the seeds from the ...

Castagnaccio Cake is a traditional Tuscan cake made with chestnuts. It’s perfect for the holidays but you can enjoy it anytime the craving hits. You don’t have to be in Tuscany to enjoy this delicious ...

You will need an 8-in loose-bottomed cake pan, buttered. Preheat the oven 325ºF. To make the chocolate sponge cake, place the milk and the chopped chestnuts in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium ...

This chestnut cake is from Paul Aratow’s translation of “La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange,” a book that has often been called the “French ‘Joy of Cooking.’” Make a cut around the perimeter of ...

This makes a fabulous dessert for an elegant holiday dinner. The chestnut cake is layered with a chestnut-studded chocolate-caramel ganache, glazed with chocolate and topped with gold-dusted, whole ...

Christmas baking is all about keeping the work to a minimum and the flavour to the max ’Tis the season to be jolly, but while many of us would love to sit back and bask in the warm glow of Christmas, ...

As the typhoon approached and the rain paused sideways, I arrived at the Komeda coffee shop. Four kinds of fall cakes. Of these, "Matcha Biwa" is not a new product in the classic menu, so this time we ...