This makes a fabulous dessert for an elegant holiday dinner. The chestnut cake is layered with a chestnut-studded chocolate-caramel ganache, glazed with chocolate and topped with gold-dusted, whole ...

You will need an 8-in loose-bottomed cake pan, buttered. Preheat the oven 325ºF. To make the chocolate sponge cake, place the milk and the chopped chestnuts in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium ...

This chestnut cake is from Paul Aratow’s translation of “La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange,” a book that has often been called the “French ‘Joy of Cooking.’” Make a cut around the perimeter of ...

Christmas baking is all about keeping the work to a minimum and the flavour to the max ’Tis the season to be jolly, but while many of us would love to sit back and bask in the warm glow of Christmas, ...

This Tuscan-inspired dish is great way to cook rabbit. Serve with a peppery rocket salad, crusty bread and good red shiraz. Preheat oven to 240°C. To make the cake, place chestnut flour, baking powder ...

As the typhoon approached and the rain paused sideways, I arrived at the Komeda coffee shop. Four kinds of fall cakes. Of these, "Matcha Biwa" is not a new product in the classic menu, so this time we ...

"This classic, unbaked 'cake' is for people who like dense, assertive chocolate desserts. It's super-easy--requiring only moments to combine the chestnut, melted chocolate, and rum--and extremely rich ...