Chestnut Coffee Cake Recipes

CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture, just until incorporated. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle half of mixture over batter. Add remainder of batter and sprinkle with rest of topping. With the tip of a knife, swirl lightly through the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

CHESTNUT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Streusel:
• Combine almond flour, sugar, all-purpose flour, and salt in a small bowl. Work in butter with your fingers until mixture holds together when pinched but is still crumbly; cover and chill.
• Chestnut filling:
• Cook chestnuts, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons water in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pan is almost dry and chestnuts are coated in syrup, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool. Toss in cocoa and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar.Cook chestnuts, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons water in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pan is almost dry and chestnuts are coated in syrup, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool. Toss in cocoa and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
• Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°. Butter pan and line bottom with a round of parchment paper; butter parchment and flour pan. Whisk baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 2 cups flour in a medium bowl.
• Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat sugar and 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend between additions. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Scrape half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle chestnut filling over; top with remaining batter, then streusel.
• Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet and bake cake until top is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool before unmolding.

ROASTED CHESTNUT COFFEE

Steps:

• In an Irish coffee mug, pour a 4 shots of the liquor.
• Top with fresh brewed coffee.
• Top of with whipped creme (optional).

CHESTNUT SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a bundt pan, 10-inch tube pan or two 9-inch loaf pans.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Beat in vanilla and sour cream.
• Add the flour mixture to the sour cream mixture and mix well. The mixture will be very thick, possibly too thick for an electric mixer.
• Remove 1 cup of the mixture to another bowl. Add the chestnut puree and chocolate chips and mix well.
• Spoon half of the batter into the bundt pan and top with half the chestnut batter. Another layer of vanilla batter, then the remaining chestnut batter. Insert a butter knife through the batter layers and swirl once or twice to marble the batter.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes for tube pans and 45 to 50 minutes for loaf pans, until the top of the cake is no longer shiny and a tester comes out clean.
• Cool slightly, remove from pan, and dust with a mixture of powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Cake freezes for up to 2 months.