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| Chocolate Cake-Roll |
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted cake flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 4 large egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon gelatin
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups mini-marshmallows
1. Preheat oven to 325 F (160C ). Lightly coat jelly roll pan with baking spray. Line with parchment paper. Dust with 1/4 cup cocoa powder and tap to evenly distribute.
2. Sift sifted cake flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 cup sugar and baking powder.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks, oil and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Add to flour mixture and whisk together until combined. Whisk in hot water and mix until smooth.
4. In seperate bowl whip egg whites and salt until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Stir 1/3 of egg whites into cake batter until combined. With rubber spatula, gently fold in remaining egg whites.
5. Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake about 15 minutes.
6. While cake bakes, dust clean, kitchen towel with remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Turn cake over onto prepared towel. Starting at the short end, roll cake in towel and place seam-side down on cooling rack. Cool completely.
7. Once the cake is cooled, combine water and gelatin. Microwave until gelatin dissolves. Cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes. Beat cream cheese, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, salt and dissolved gelatin in a large bowl, about 2 minutes. Add cream and beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to medium and beat to soft peaks, about 2 minutes. Fold in marshmallows.
8. Unroll cake. Spread cake with marshmallow cream filling, leaving 1/2 inch border on all sides. Slowly roll the cake. Peel off parchment. Place the cake, seam-side down on a baking sheet andd refrigerate for about 1 hour.
