Chocolate Swiss roll
 
 
Ingredients
Sheet cake:
  • ⅓ cup (37gms) flour
  • ¼ cup (25gms) cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoon (30gms) cornflour
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 3 whole eggs
  • ½ cup (100gms) + 2 tbsp (25gms) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla
  • Icing sugar for dusting
  • Filling:
  • Vanilla buttercream
Ganache:
  • 1 + ¼ cup (220gms) chocolate
  • ½ cup (115ml) fresh cream
To top:
  • Buttercream
  • Cherries
Instructions
  1. Grease your oven tray with oil/butter and line it with parchment paper going up the sides. Preheat the oven at 180C.
  2. In a bowl sift in all purpose flour, cocoa powder, cornflour, and a pinch of salt.
  3. Remove the sieve and give this a good mix. Set it aside.
  4. Next, separate two eggs and add egg whites in a bowl and set it aside.
  5. Add the two egg yolks and three whole eggs in another bowl along with ½ cup caster sugar.
  6. Beat this on high speed till the mixture becomes light and pale. You will see it become voluminous.
  7. Add in the dry ingredients we had set aside earlier and use a spatula to gently fold the dry ingredients in.
  8. Set this aside and start whipping the egg whites to make meringue. Once the egg whites become a little frothy, add in 1 tablespoon of caster sugar and whip for 1 minute.
  9. Add in the second tablespoon of caster sugar and whip till the meringue reaches stiff peaks.
  10. Fold the meringue in three batches into the egg yolk and dry ingredient mixture.
  11. Make sure to not knock out any air while folding.
  12. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking tray and bake at 180C for 7-8 minutes.
  13. Meanwhile, lay a clean kitchen towel and dust it with icing sugar.
  14. Once baked, Immediately turn cake out onto line towel. Peel off parchment paper and gently roll cake up in the towel, starting with the short end.
  15. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
  16. After 5 minutes, unroll the cake and spread your filling evenly.
  17. Roll back the Swiss roll and let it chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
  18. Once chilled, cover the Swiss roll with chocolate ganache and garnish as you like!
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/chocolate-swiss-roll/