This is the Chinese cake du jour for birthdays! At least it sure seems to be as almost every Chinese person I've asked has preferred this cake over all others as their birthday cake. And it's a delight really, this cake, whipped cream frosting layered with the creamy, light, nutty, and irrepressibly delightful flavors of chestnut.
My hubby has loved this cake since his childhood when a chestnut cake was the only slice of cake he got the whole year. Poor thing. Not nearly enough cake. So every year, for his birthday, I make him a chestnut cake. 😋
Our cake has chestnut in the cake (a revelation!), white chocolate marscarpone frosting and freshly homemade chestnut purée piped on top in a golden, gorgeous, chestnut-y pile. Lightly sweet, creamy, and packed with delicate nutty flavor, it's chestnuts all the way, baby!
