Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Chocolate Cake Roll

I have tried a few in the past with OK results, but this is by far the best. It is Delicious.

Ingredients
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups softened ice cream, or whip cream, or pudding
powdered sugar(to garnish)

Directions
1Grease and lightly flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan, and set aside.
2Stir together flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda and set aside.
3In a medium mixing bowl beat egg yolks and vanilla with an electric mixer on high for 5 minutes or till thick and lemon colored.
4Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar beating on high till sugar is almost completely dissolved.
5Thoroughly wash beaters.
6In separate bowl beat egg whites on medium speed till soft peaks form.
7Gradually add the 1/2 cup sugar, beating till stiff peaks form.
8Fold egg yolk mixture in with egg whites.
9Sprinkle flour mixture over egg mixture, folding gently just till combined.
10Spread batter evenly in the pan.
11Bake 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
12Cake should spring back when touched lightly.
13Immediately loosen edges of cake and turn over on towel lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
14Roll the cake up w/ the towel jelly roll style, short end to short end.
15Cool on wire rack, unroll and spread w/ softened ice cream.
16Roll up again wrap in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours before serving.

I prefer mine with whip cream in the middle. I then serve it either plan, or with berries on it, or with ice cream on the side. This is very good. I doubled the batch and put it in a large cookie sheet. I had to throw some out as there would have been to much for the pan. Maybe 1 1/2 batch would work. I have made these for cake auctions and they usually bring one of the highest amounts. Enjoy!!!

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