Chocolate Roulade
- 5 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Confectioners sugar, for sifting
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 5 oz (150g) bittersweet chocolate , chopped
- 1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves
- 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1in (39 x 27 x 2.5cm) jelly roll pan
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Line a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1in (39 x 27 x 5cm) jelly roll pan with wax paper.
- Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed about 5 minutes, until the mixture has tripled in volume.
- Sift the flour, cocoa, and baking powder together.
- Sift over the egg mixture and carefully fold together.
- Spread in the pan.
- Bake about 15 minutes, until the top springs back when pressed lightly with a finger.
- Sift confectioner's sugar over the cake.
- Place a clean kitchen towel and a cutting board over the jelly roll pan.
- Invert them together to unmold the cake.
- Remove the wax paper and place on the cake.
- Roll up the cake, with the paper inside.
- Let cool.
- Meanwhile, to make the icing, bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Add the chocolate and stir until melted.
- Remove from the heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Unroll the cake and discard the paper.
- Spread the preserves over the cake.
- Roll up the cake again.
- Place the roll on a wire rack, seam side down.
- Spread the icing all over the top, sides, and ends of the cake.
- Use a fork to create ridges down the length of the cake.
- Transfer to a platter.
- Just before serving, dust with confectioner's sugar.
eggs, sugar, flour, dutch, baking powder, confectioners sugar, heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate, seedless raspberry preserves, roll pan
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/chocolate-roulade (may not work)