Steamed Chestnut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 100 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 200 g bottled sweet chestnuts
• 100 g breadcrumbs
• 1 dash vanilla

Recipe

• 1 lightly butter the side of the pan and lay a sheet of wax paper along the bottom.
• 2 soften butter to room temperature.
• 3 cut up the chestnuts finely.
• 4 knead the butter in a small mixing bowel, till creamy.
• 5 add sugar little at a time and mix well until creamy.
• 6 add egg yolks, vanilla and milk gradually, mixing well with each addtion.
• 7 add chestnuts and breadcrumbs, mix briefly.
• 8 place the bowl of egg whites inside another bowl, of ice water.
• 9 beat the egg whites until they stiffen.
• 10 fold chestnuts and bread crumbs mixture into egg .
• 11 mix with just a few strokes and pour into 10 inch tube pan.
• 12 butter oneside od a sheet of alminum foil and cover the top of the tin with it (buttered side down).
• 13 place the cake in a preheated steamer and steam on medium 30 to 40 minutes.