Chocolate Baking Dessert

Chestnut truffle cakes

Name: Chestnut truffle cakes
Prep time: 155 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 150g good-quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces; 50g unsalted butter; 500g can sweetened chestnut puree*; 150ml thickened cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/3 cup (75g) golden caster sugar* or caster sugar; Cocoa powder, to dust; Maraschino cherries*, to serve

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Christmas cheer and cherries go hand in hand, and good-quality dark chocolate makes the occasion even merrier, so we've found a way to combine the two.

150g good-quality dark chocolate, broken into pieces
50g unsalted butter
500g can sweetened chestnut puree*
150ml thickened cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup (75g) golden caster sugar* or caster sugar
Cocoa powder, to dust
Maraschino cherries*, to serve

Method

1.

Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water). Stir until smooth, then remove and cool.
2.

Place chestnut puree, cream, vanilla and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Slowly add cooled chocolate, then transfer to a bowl and chill for 30 minutes. Divide mixture among six 150ml dariole moulds or patty cases and freeze for 2-3 hours.
3.

To serve, turn out cakes onto plates, dust with cocoa and top with cherries.