Amaazing! A Fantastic easy light chestnut cake that everybody will love…

150g of chestnut flour

125g of unrefined sugar (Sucanat or coconut sugar)

100ml of raw milk

100ml of olive oil

4 eggs, separated

1 tsp of baking powder + 1/2 tsp of Bicarbonate of soda

1 pinch of salt

optional: 1 tsp of vanilla essence &/or 2 tbsp of rhum

Preheat the oven at 180’C.

In a bowl mix together the chestnut flour, sugar and baking powder.

Add the milk, oil, egg yolks and mix until smooth. (add the vanilla essence and rhum if you wish)

In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until firm. Add one large spoon of egg white to the mix and mix carefully in with a spatula. when incorporated, add the rest of the egg whites and again, mix carefully together keeping as much air in the mix as possible.

Line a loaf tin with parchment paper or grease the mould.

Add the bicarbonate of soda and mix gently in before pouring the mix into the loaf tin.

Cook for 30 to 40 mins in the oven. Test after 30 minutes using a skewer.

Leave to cool on a rack before removing from the tin.