Chocolate Cake Roll

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Chocolate Cake Roll

This simple Chocolate Cake Roll recipe includes a fluffy cake with a creamy filling, all covered in a tasty ganache. It’s the perfect chocolate Swiss cake roll!

PREP TIME: 30 minutes
COOK TIME: 12 minutes
COOLING TIME: 1 hour
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 42 minutes
SERVINGS: 12

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

  • 2/3 cup (79.2 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup (21 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp (6 g) baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp (1.4 g) kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp (0.57 g) espresso powder
  • 4 large (200 g) eggs
  • 3/4 cup (148.5 grams) sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp (6.9 g) vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup (49.5 grams) vegetable oil, or melted coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup (56.7 grams) milk

Cream Filling

  • 1 cup (227 grams) heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup (28.3 grams) confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp (4.7 grams) vanilla extract

Ganache Frosting

  • 1 cup (227 grams) heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp (28.2 g) butter
  • 2 cups (340 grams) chocolate chips, milk, semi-sweet, or dark
  • 2 tbsp (30 g) brewed coffee, optional
  • pinch (0.35 grams) kosher salt

Instructions

Prep.

  1. Heat your oven to 350ºF.
  2. Put parchment paper on a baking sheet (17×12). Spray it with cooking spray or grease it with butter and cocoa powder.
  3. Mix the dry stuff. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder.
  4. Mix the wet stuff. Beat the eggs until light and thick. Then, mix in sugar, vanilla, oil, and milk until it’s all mixed.
  5. Combine wet and dry stuff. Mix in the flour slowly until it’s all mixed together.
  6. Bake the cake. Spread the mix on the baking sheet and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes. Check if the top springs back when touched, but don’t bake too long.
  7. Cool the cake. Take it out of the oven and let it cool for 2 minutes. Loosen the bottom with a knife. Put another parchment paper on top, turn the cake over, remove the old parchment paper, and roll the cake loosely. Let it cool completely.

Make the Cream Filling

  1. While the cake is cooling, use a big bowl to mix heavy cream, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat them together until they get thick and form stiff peaks, which should take about 5 minutes.

Assemble the Chocolate Cake Roll

  1. Gently roll out the chocolate cake from the parchment paper onto a serving platter. Get rid of the parchment paper. Spread the cream filling over the cake and roll it up carefully. Then, cover the cake with ganache frosting. Keep the cake in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve it.

Frost the Chocolate Cake Roll

  1. Combine heavy cream and butter in a small saucepan, heat on low until the butter melts, and the cream is warm.
  2. In a large glass or nonreactive bowl, place chocolate chips.
  3. Pour the warm cream and butter mix over the chocolate chips.
  4. Add brewed coffee and a pinch of salt. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes to soften the chocolate chips. Stir briskly until it’s smooth.
  5. After it cools, use an electric mixer or a whisk to whip the ganache, adding air to increase its volume. Spread it on the outside of the chocolate cake roll.

Notes

  • Espresso Powder: I suggest adding espresso powder to enhance the chocolate flavor, but it’s okay to skip it if you don’t have it. It won’t leave an aftertaste.
  • Eggs and Milk: Make sure these are at room temperature to mix well in the cake batter.
  • Oil: I recommend using oil (vegetable, canola, or melted coconut) for a tender and moist chocolate cake. Choose your favorite.
  • Brewed Coffee: In the ganache frosting, I use brewed coffee, but it’s optional. If you prefer, you can replace it with an equal amount of heavy cream.

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