Castagnaccio Pugliese (Chestnut Flour Cake)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Prepare a 9-inch cake pan by lightly brushing it with olive oil. Reserve.

Step 2

In a large bowl, swift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, honey, eggs and milk.

Step 4

Slowly pour the liquids into the dry ingredients, whisking very well to avoid lumps. The batter should be smooth and a bit liquidy.

Step 5

Reserve some of the nuts and fruits to sprinkle on top of cake. Add the remaining to the batter, mixing until evenly distributed.

Step 6

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle the nuts/fruits on top and bake for 35 minutes, or until the cake begins to puff slightly and the middle is set. Remove from the oven and cool completely before removing from pan.

Step 7

Dust lightly with confectioner's sugar and cocoa powder and serve with some warm honey.