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Merengue Castaña Chestnut Cake

November 30, 2022 by Pilar Hernandez
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Merengue Castaña Chestnut Cake with MeringueChestnut Meringue Cake is traditional in Chile and usually bought at the favorite family bakery. I don’t remember my mother ever doing it at home, it is so easy to come by. But after moving to the USA, I didn’t have another option than learning to do it by myself, and soon I was making it for other Chilean families living here in Houston, which is always welcome with cheers and sweet memories.

Chestnut is the flavor of choice for me during fall. I like to eat my cake with an espresso.
Chestnut Meringue Cake

You may also want to make this recipe: Lucuma Cake with Meringue

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Chestnut Cake with Meringue

Merengue Castaña Chestnut Cake

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A delicious and sophisticated cake.

  • Total Time: 3 hours
  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

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For the meringue,

  • 6 large egg whites
  • 1 cup plus 5 tablespoons of fine granulated sugar
  • a pinch of salt

For the chestnut cream,

  • 3 cups Heavy Whipping Cream (fresh cream)
  • 400 grams chestnut puree
  • 1/4 cup of granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. For the meringue discs: Draw four circles of 20cm or 8″ in diameter on parchment paper, leaving one ear on each circle, and place the parchment on two baking sheets.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200F or 100 C.
  3. Place egg whites and salt in a large bowl of a stand mixer set with the whipping attachment. Whip at medium speed until the whites form soft peaks and hold when lifted (without gliding down).
  4. Add the sugar slowly while beating on medium speed, then whip on high speed for 8-10 minutes until it looks silky, and if you rub the meringue between your fingers, do not feel any grains of sugar. Spoon the meringue into a piping bag with a round tip of about half an inch diameter or a Ziploc bag and cut one end.
  5. Fill on the pre-draw circles in a concentric motion starting from the outside with the meringue. Spread with a knife to level or leave like that.
    Meringue for discs Meringue Discs
  6. Bake for 1 ½ hour. The discs should feel dry to the touch but not brown. Allow cooling in the oven. Once cooled, wrap without removing the parchment paper with plastic wrap and store for up to 2-3 days. The meringue is fragile. Treat it gently. Do not refrigerate.
  7. Assemble the cake: Use a chilled bowl. Put the cream in the bowl and whip on high speed until it doubles in volume and forms soft peaks.
  8. Add the chestnut puree and the sugar and beat for 1 minute to fully incorporate at high speed. Sweeten to taste, but remember that the meringue is very sweet.
  9. Assemble the cake by alternating meringue disc (remember to remove the parchment paper) and chestnut cream.
    Assembling chestnut cake
  10. Storage the cake frozen, move to the refrigerator 2 hours before serving, and serve cold.
    Meringue Castaña Chestnut Meringue Cake Chestnut Meringue Cake
  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 2 hours
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Cakes
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: Chilean

Keywords: Chestnut cake, Chestnut Cake with Meringue, Merengue Castaña

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  1. Tanya

    December 12, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    Can you explain what is fresh liquid cream?

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      December 13, 2018 at 7:56 am

      In the USA is heavy whipping cream.

      Reply
  2. Andrea

    November 22, 2015 at 3:59 am

    En Dinamarca venden el puré de castañas en el Magasin en Kongens Nytorv. Se encuentra también la lúcuma en polvo en Malmö y en algunos supermercados Irma en Copenhagen. La torta para el cumpleaños de mi amiga Anna Maria quedó deliciosa. Gracias por la receta!

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      November 22, 2015 at 11:13 am

      Que buen dato!!! Muchas gracias.

      Reply
  3. Paz Donoso

    June 11, 2015 at 9:31 am

    Gracias por la receta de la torta de merengue con puré de castañas. Yo vivo en California y quisiera saber donde se puede comprar el puré de castañas. También he estado buscando lucuma (pulpa de lucuma), para hacer esta torta con lucuma. Si puedes por favor dame el dato….desde ya, te doy las gracias.
    Paz

    Reply
    • Pilar Hernandez

      June 12, 2015 at 7:18 am

      La castaña la venden en frascos o latas en casi todos los supermercados o en Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bonne-Maman-Chestnut-Jam-Spread/dp/B004AGA0LE/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1434111390&sr=8-9&keywords=chestnut
      La lúcuma a veces la puedes encontrar como pulpa congelada en supermercados latinos. En Whole Foods encuentras la lúcuma en polvo (se llama lucuma powder) que saboriza súper bien la crema y necesitas bien poco, así que aunque es cara cunde.
      Suerte!!!

      Reply

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