Chocolate-Rum Swiss Roll
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 1/4 cup sifted unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for pan
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted cake flour (not self-rising)
- Pinch of salt
- 3 large whole eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled completely
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons light rum
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- Unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder
- Mix batter and make cake Follow the directions for Jelly Roll (page 464), dusting pan with cocoa powder instead of flour.
- For batter, whisk cocoa powder with other dry ingredients before folding into beaten egg-sugar mixture.
- While cake is baking, dust kitchen towel with cocoa powder.
- Once baked, roll up cake (incorporating towel) and let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, make rum syrup In a small saucepan, combine the water and 1/4 cup sugar.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until sugar has dissolved, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat; add rum, then let cool completely.
- Fill cake and reroll Unroll cake.
- Brush entire surface generously with cooled rum syrup.
- Whip cream and remaining tablespoon sugar until soft peaks form; spread over cake, leaving a 1/2-inch border all around.
- Roll cake to enclose filling (without towel), starting at a short end.
- Wrap with towel and secure with clips.
- Chill and serve Refrigerate 30 minutes (or up to 3 hours).
- Serve, dusted with cocoa powder.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-rum-swiss-roll-393822 (may not work)