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Beat the January blues with this classic, indulgent chocolate roulade recipe.
Ingredients
175g Plain Chocolate
175g Caster Sugar
6 Large Eggs, (separated)
2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder, (sifted)
300ml Double Cream
Icing sugar (To Decorate)
Winter Berries (To Decorate)
Grated Milk Chocolate (To Decorate)
Chocolate Coffee Beans (To Decorate)
Preheat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly grease a 33cm x 23cm swiss-roll tin and line with non-stick baking parchment, pushing it into the corners.
Break the chocolate into small pieces over a bowl and stand the bowl over a pan of hot water to melt. Place the pan over a low heat until the chocolate has melted.
Measure the sugar and egg yolks into a large bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until light and creamy. Add the cooled chocolate and stir until evenly blended.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir a large spoonful of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Mix gently, and then fold in the remaining egg whites and the sieved cocoa powder. Spread evenly in the prepared tin. Bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until firm.
Remove the cake from the oven, leave in the tin, cover with a dry tea towel and leave until cold.
Whip the cream until it just holds its shape and dust a large piece of greaseproof paper with sifted icing sugar. Turn out the roulade and peel off the paper. Spread with the cream. Score a mark 2.5cm in along the short edge, then roll up very tightly like a swiss roll, using the paper to help. Do not worry when the roulade cracks – a good one should! Dust with more sifted icing sugar to serve and decorate with various toppings, we have gone for winter berries, grated milk chocolate and chocolate coated coffee beans.
