Mrs. Claus's Peppermint Cream Torte

• ---, Chocolate Meuni`ere suace cake roll
• 1 can whipped cream (12 oz.) thawed
• 23 cup candy crused hard peppermint candies, about , 18
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar granulated
• 13 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 x powdered sugar to taste

1. Prepare Chocolate Cake Roll.
2. Beat whipping cream in chilled large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
3. Reserve 2 cups of the whipped cream.
4. Fold 1/2 cup of the candies into remaining whipped cream.
5. Unroll cake and remove towel.
6. Spread cake with peppermint topping.
7. Cut cake lengthwise evenly into 6 strips.
8. Roll up one of the stirps and place it cut side up on a 10 inch serving plate.
9. Coil remaining strips tightly around center roll.
10. Smooth top with spatula if necessary.
11. Frost top and side of torte with reserved whipped cream.
12. Sprinkle remaining candies over top of torte.
13. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
14. Cover and refrigerate any remaining torte.
15. 12 servings.
16. Cake Roll: Heat oven to 375F (190C).
17. Line jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2 x1 inch, with cooking parchment paper, aluminum foil or waxed paper; grease aluminum foil or waxed paper generously.
18. Beat eggs in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed about 5 minutes or until very thick and lemon colored.
19. Pour eggs into medium bowl.
20. Gradually beat in granulated sugar.
21. Beat in water and vanilla on low speed.
22. Gradually add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, beating just until batter is smooth.
23. Pour into pan, spreading to corners.
24. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted incenter comes out clean.
25. Immediately loosen cake from edges of pan and invert onto towel generously sprinkled with powdered sugar.
26. Carefully remove paper.
27. Trim off stiff edges of cake if necessary.
28. While hot, carefully roll cake and towel from narrow end.
29. Cool on wire rack at least 3 minutes.

chocolate meuniere, whipped cream, peppermint candies, eggs, sugar, water, vanilla, cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, powdered sugar

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mrs-clauss-peppermint-cream-tor-47822 (may not work)