Chocolate-Chestnut Mousse Cake

Name: Chocolate-Chestnut Mousse Cake
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, for pan; 1 jar (7.4 ounces) peeled roasted chestnuts; 1 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon light-brown sugar; Pinch of coarse salt; 3 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), melted and slightly cooled, plus more for shavings; 1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream; 24 chocolate wafer cookies (from 1 package)

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INGREDIENTS

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Vegetable oil, for pan

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1 jar (7.4 ounces) peeled roasted chestnuts

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1 cup whole milk

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1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon light-brown sugar

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Pinch of coarse salt

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3 large egg yolks

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1 tablespoon cornstarch

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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature

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2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), melted and slightly cooled, plus more for shavings

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1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream

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24 chocolate wafer cookies (from 1 package)

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