Name: Fabulous sponge cake with chestnut purée – no baking
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 packets of chestnut purée; 150 g crushed biscuits; ½ liter of milk; a little rum; ladyfingers as needed; sugar to taste; 2 packets of vanilla pudding powder; 1 liter of milk; 200 g sugar; 250 g butter; 1 package of whipping cream

Preparation procedure

Preparing the base: In a bowl, mix the chestnut purée, crushed biscuits, a little rum, sugar and milk. Work into a compact mass and press it onto the bottom of a cake pan.
Cream: Cook the pudding from milk, sugar and pudding powder. Stir the butter into the hot pudding and let the cream cool.
Assembling the cake: Spread half of the pudding cream over the chestnut-biscuit base. Add a layer of ladyfingers and then spread the remaining cream over it.
Finishing: Whip the cream and spread it evenly over the top layer of the cake.
Chilling: Let the cake chill in the refrigerator for at least overnight so that all the flavors meld together nicely.

Preparation time and number of servings

Total preparation time: about 40 minutes + time for chilling (best overnight)
Number of servings: 10–12 pieces

Conclusion

This sponge cake with chestnut purée is delicious, delicate and exceptionally tasty. Due to its simplicity it is suitable not only for a festive table but also as a dessert for an ordinary family gathering. If you want to enhance the flavor even more, you can drizzle the ladyfingers with coffee or rum syrup. This recipe will surely become a beloved classic in your kitchen.