Delicious Chocolate Brown

For 6-8 people

Preparation: 20 min

Cooking time: 10 min

Refrigeration: 4 H

Ingredients:
400 g chestnut purée
100 g plain chestnuts or broken glazed chestnuts,
200 g butter softened
80 g sugar,
4 tsp. tablespoons rum,
2 tsp. tablespoons neutral oil.

For the frosting:
150 g dark chocolate
60 g butter, soft
80 g sugar.

For the decoration:
chocolate chips,
chestnuts,
gold leaf.

Line a loaf pan lightly oiled parchment paper.
Put softened butter and icing sugar in a mixer bowl.
Blend until frothy, add the chestnut cream and rum, and blend another 30 seconds. Pour half the mixture into the pan, sprinkle with plain chestnuts drained or broken glazed chestnuts, cover with remaining mixture and refrigerate 3 hours

After this time, break the chocolate into pieces and melt it in a double boiler or microwave.
Add the sugar, butter and 3 tablespoons plots. water, stirring gently.

Turn out cake onto rack, remove parchment paper, coat the warmed glaze and put it back in the fridge for 1 h.

Just before serving, decorate the cake with chocolate chips, candied chestnuts and leaves of gold. (The gold leaves are very decorative and edible. Ask your baker
if you can provide some, or speak to a store specializing in supplies for professional pastry.)