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Chestnut Cream

Prep10 min
Total10 min
Yield8 portions
LevelBeginner
 
 
About This Recipe

Learn how to make this easy to do chestnut cream. A delicious cream recipe to garnish your Bûche de Noël and Yule Log cake. A must have on the table for the holiday season. 

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Ingredients

Units
  • 500 grams chestnut cream — 2 x 250 gram or 9-ounce cans Clement Faugier
  • 250 grams butter — soft
  • 3 tablespoons — dark rum or whiskey
  • 100 grams sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    With an electric , in a bowl work together with the chestnut cream, the soft butter, and the alcohol. You can also add a few chips of candied chestnuts. Once cooled, place the biscuits on a sheet of plastic wrap and gently unroll your génoise.
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