This makes a fabulous dessert for an elegant holiday dinner. The chestnut cake is layered with a chestnut-studded chocolate-caramel ganache, glazed with chocolate and topped with gold-dusted, whole ...

You will need an 8-in loose-bottomed cake pan, buttered. Preheat the oven 325ºF. To make the chocolate sponge cake, place the milk and the chopped chestnuts in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium ...

Bring the milk almost to a boil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the chestnuts and remove the pot from the heat. Cover and let them steep to soften for 30 minutes. Drain the chestnuts, discarding ...

IT all started with marrons glaces, each candied chestnut wrapped in burnished foil, tucked into a beautiful box. The best are moist and sweet to the core but retain the full flavor of mellow, earthy ...

Psst, chocolate lovers: Bridgewater Chocolate, a Connecticut-based chocolatier, has a new store in Chestnut Hill. Opened in August, it’s the only one (so far) in Massachusetts. Now Bay Staters can ...

"This classic, unbaked 'cake' is for people who like dense, assertive chocolate desserts. It's super-easy--requiring only moments to combine the chestnut, melted chocolate, and rum--and extremely rich ...