A simple, yet elegant dessert to please the chocolate fans in your life.
Prepare: 15 minutesmins
Bake: 10 minutesmins
Chill Time: 1 hourhr
Total Time: 1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Servings: 10
Ingredients
Cake
3large(150g) eggs
½cup(40g) cocoa powder
⅓cup(67g) sugar
¼cup(37.5g) flour
½tsp(3g) baking soda
¼tsp(1.25g) salt
Filling
1cup(125g) powdered sugar
½cup(113g) softened butter
2tbs(10g) cocoa powder
1tsp(5mL) vanilla extract
Topping
2tbs(16g) powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat 375 (190C.)
Line the bottom of a 9x13 (23x33cm) cake pan with parchment or wax paper.
Dust a clean, lint free towel generously with powdered sugar. You can also use wax or parchment paper, but they will hold onto moisture as the cake cools and make it sticky.
Mix eggs and sugar until quadruple in volume. The eggs will be light in color and form a ribbon pattern on the surface when the beater is removed.
Sift in the flour, salt, cocoa together. Gradually fold into eggs until just combined. Pour in pan and spread until level.
Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until the top bounces back and cake slightly pulls away from pan. Center of cake should reach 190 - 210 F (88 - 99C.)
Turn out on well sugared towel. Roll up from short end while cake is still warm. Allow to cool completely on rack.
Filling
In a large bowl, blend softened butter, cocoa, vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth.
Unroll cake, spread buttercream evenly on cake. Gently roll back up cake without the towel. Wrap in cling film and chill until firm. If desired, sprinkle top with powdered sugar right before serving.
Notes
You may wish to double the amount of filling. This was made with less filling to save calories.