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Chestnut and chcolate cake (Torta de chocolate y castaña)

A week or so ago it was my mom's birthday (some of you know that she is living here in my house) and I prepared this cake of chestnut and chcolate cream, it was delicious, you can use chestnut puree from jar or  tin. I had frozen ground chestnuts. My mom loves chestnuts like me. Source :  Revista Paula- Chile año 1991 número especial de cocina  I ngredients Cake 6 separate eggs 1 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sifted flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder Filling  1 teaspoon vanila extract  1 cup icing  sugar 2 cups chestnut puree (about 400 grams) 70 grams butter (room temperature) 1 tablespoon rum (optative) Frosting 150 grams chocolate bitter chopped 125 grams unsalted butter some cherries or other red fruits to garnish Method Preheat the oven to 180 ° c (350 F) In a bowl beat the yolks until they are thick. Slowly add the sugar, salt and vanilla, beat constantly until the batter is pale and thick. Gradually ad...