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Chocolate chestnut log

Name: Chocolate chestnut log
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tablespoon Cognac or good-quality brandy; 450g cooked, peeled, pureed, sieved chestnuts or canned, unsweetened chestnut puree; 200g dark chocolate, melted; Cocoa powder, to dust

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by Maggie Beer

Cook, national treasure and delicious. Produce Awards judge

Oct 03, 2015

Chestnuts roasting on an open... okay, you've heard it before, so instead, try Maggie Beer's indulgent Christmas log.

200g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Cognac or good-quality brandy
450g cooked, peeled, pureed, sieved chestnuts or canned, unsweetened chestnut puree
200g dark chocolate, melted
Cocoa powder, to dust

Method

1.

Cream butter, sugar, egg and Cognac (or brandy) until pale.
2.

Add chestnut puree and mix thoroughly. Put half the mixture into a separate bowl and thoroughly mix in the chocolate. Set aside to cool.
3.

Spread chocolate mixture into a rectangle shape (about 24 x 12 cm) on a sheet of baking paper or foil, then top with chestnut mixture.
4.

Roll into a log shape and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until set.
5.

Unwrap, place on a platter, dust with cocoa and slice with a sharp knife dipped in hot water.