Pavé an chocolat et marrons glacés

Name: Pavé an chocolat et marrons glacés
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 can chestnut purée (weighing 500 g/1 lb 2 oz); 3-4 tablespoons Baileys or 2-3 tablespoons rum, brandy, etc. (optional); 3-4 tablespoons Baileys or 2-3 tablespoons rum, brandy, etc. (optional); 3-4 tablespoons Baileys or 2-3 tablespoons rum, brandy, etc. (optional); 300 g (11 oz) dark chocolate; 150 g (5 oz) butter, softened; a few marrons glacés; a little crème fraîche or mascarpone cheese to serve; a little crème fraîche or mascarpone cheese to serve

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Chocolate

By Trish Deseine

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

1 can chestnut purée (weighing 500 g/1 lb 2

Dessert
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Line the base of a round sandwich tin, or a loaf tin if you want to serve thin slices, with cling film. Combine the chestnut purée with the butter and alcohol - if using - until the mixture is smooth. Melt the chocolate in a microwave oven or bain-marie. Combine the 2 mixtures, then pour into the baking tin of your choice. If using a loaf tin, make sure that the corners are filled. Leave to chi