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Chestnut Pound Cake

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Chestnut Pound Cake

I love to eat this buttery, roasted chestnut cake.  It is the perfect breakfast companion with a nice cup of coffee or tea!
Posted By: K. Taako
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Bread, Dessert
Cuisine Hawaii, Hawaiian
Servings 1
Calories 1029 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 7 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs separated (yolks in 1 bowl, whites in another bowl)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup roasted chestnuts sliced or chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line baking loaf pan with waxed or parchment paper.
  • Sift flour and baking powder and set aside.
  • Beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy.  Add egg yolks one at a time and continue to beat for 1 minute. 
  • In a different bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add sugar and salt and beat until stiff peaks form.
  • Slowly fold egg whites into butter/egg mixture. Fold in half of the flour mixture, remaining egg white, then remaining flour. Fold mixture without over mixing. Fold in chestnuts.  
  • Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 15 minutes, then turn heat down to 325 and bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 1029kcalCarbohydrates: 205gProtein: 23gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 339mgSodium: 471mgPotassium: 771mgFiber: 2gSugar: 127gVitamin A: 668IUVitamin B1: 0.2mgVitamin B5: 2mgVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 372mgIron: 4mg
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