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Chestnut-Spice Cake

A tender chestnut-spice cake with cozy notes of clove and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup chestnut puree
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground cloves
  • 0.75 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs

Method
 

  1. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves together.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until light, then beat in the eggs one at a time.
  3. Stir in the chestnut puree until smooth.
  4. Fold in the dry ingredients just until combined.
  5. Pour into a greased bundt or loaf pan and bake at 350F for about 40 minutes.
  6. Cool, then finish with a generous dusting of powdered sugar.

Notes

A toothpick should come out clean from the center when it's done.