8 chestnut torte with Recipes

semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled, chestnut puree or 1 (15 oz) can chestnut cream (see note), unsalted butter or 4 oz unsalted margarine, egg yolks, egg whites, salt, sugar, pure vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (optional), whipping cream or 1/2 cup brewed coffee (optional)

unsweetened chestnut puree , packed (3/4 of a 14 oz can or homemade), semisweet dark chocolate (about 1 1/4 cups grated ), ground blanched almonds (1/2 cup) or 2 oz ground pecans (1/2 cup), fine breadcrumbs, butter, melted (to butter pan), flour (to dust pan), eggs , seperated, sea salt, vanilla sugar, semisweet dark chocolate, butter, room temperature (1 stick), powdered vanilla sugar , sifted, coarsely ground blanched almonds (1/2 cup) or 2 oz coarsely ground pecans (1/2 cup), heavy cream, vanilla powdered sugar , sifted, unsweetened chestnut puree (remaining 1/4 of 14 oz can), powdered vanilla sugar, rum

heavy cream, unsalted butter, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped, marrons glaces (candied chestnuts), finely chopped, bottled whole shelled roasted chestnuts (1 1/2 cups), cake flour (not self-rising), baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, softened, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped, cognac, chilled heavy cream, egg whites, granulated sugar, garnish: caramelized chestnuts

unsalted passover margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, separated, cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, fresh or canned, passover rum extract (optional), good-quality semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled, salt, water, semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, unsweetened cocoa powder , sifted, curls of semi-sweet chocolate, pureed strawberries or raspberries

unsalted margarine (1 stick), granulated sugar , plus, granulated sugar, eggs, separated, cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, fresh or canned, passover rum extract (optional), good-quality semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled, salt, water, semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, unsweetened cocoa powder , sifted, curls semisweet chocolate, pureed strawberries or raspberries

brown rice flour, sorghum flour, guar gum or 1 tsp xanthan gum, cacao, baking powder, sucanat, vanilla extract, egg, water, cold butter, cut into small pieces, butter, for greasing the pan, parchment paper, sponge cake , all of these ingredients need to be at room temperature (biskuitboden), egg yolks, egg whites, room temperature water, sucanat, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, tapioca flour, brown rice flour, chestnut flour, guar gum or 1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum, cacao, powder, baking powder, butter, for greasing pan, parchment paper, sour cherries (we used canned, for lack of other options or 750 g fresh) or 750 g equivalent amount frozen cherries (we used canned, for lack of other options or 750 g fresh), sucanat, arrowroot, kirchwasser liquor (or brandy), gelatin, powder (you will need 1 for the cherries, and 1 for the whipped cream. each packet needs to be dissolved), organic whipping cream, vanilla extract, organic powdered sugar , sifted, grated dark gluten-free chocolate, dark gluten-free chocolate, broken into 12 individual pieces, for decoration