How to Make Swiss Roll Cake

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How to Make Swiss Roll Cake

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First, the cake part: sift 1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa, 1/3 c plus 2TB cake flour, pinch of salt. Sit aside the dry ingredients. Now melt 4TB butter. Let that cool

First, the cake part: sift 1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa, 1/3 c plus 2TB cake flour, pinch of salt. Sit aside the dry ingredients. Now melt 4TB butter. Let that cool

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On top stove, in a double boiler, warm up 3 eggs, 2 yolks and 1/2 c sugar. Just let this warm to touch

On top stove, in a double boiler, warm up 3 eggs, 2 yolks and 1/2 c sugar. Just let this warm to touch

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Once warmed, pour into mixer and beat until pale and fluffy

Once warmed, pour into mixer and beat until pale and fluffy

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Add your dry ingredients and cooled, melted butter. Fold in gently

Add your dry ingredients and cooled, melted butter. Fold in gently

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Preheat oven 425, and prepare your jelly roll pan. I first spray w non stick spray THEN place my parchment paper. The spray helps hold it in place. Cut to fit pan size

Preheat oven 425, and prepare your jelly roll pan. I first spray w non stick spray THEN place my parchment paper. The spray helps hold it in place. Cut to fit pan size

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Press down all over pan

Press down all over pan

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Pour batter into pan and spread to the edges and bake 5-6 minutes.

Pour batter into pan and spread to the edges and bake 5-6 minutes.

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Dust lightly with the cocoa powder, a kitchen towel

Dust lightly with the cocoa powder, a kitchen towel

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Once ready, pull cake up with a piece of the parchment paper, and lay cake down (parchment paper up) on kitchen towel

Once ready, pull cake up with a piece of the parchment paper, and lay cake down (parchment paper up) on kitchen towel

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Take a rolling pin as you holder for the middle, and roll cake up

Take a rolling pin as you holder for the middle, and roll cake up

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Once rolled, sit aside to cool and start the filling and ganache

Once rolled, sit aside to cool and start the filling and ganache

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Ganache: 1 cup semi sweet chips, 2/3 cup heavy cream

Ganache: 1 cup semi sweet chips, 2/3 cup heavy cream

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Warm the cream to almost boiling

Warm the cream to almost boiling

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Pour over chocolate and stir. Let this sit at room temp until you are ready to use on cake roll

Pour over chocolate and stir. Let this sit at room temp until you are ready to use on cake roll

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filling: beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until it starts to form soft peaks.  Then add 4Tb powdered sugar. Unroll the cake gently and remove the parchment paper.

filling: beat 1 cup heavy whipping cream until it starts to form soft peaks. Then add 4Tb powdered sugar. Unroll the cake gently and remove the parchment paper.

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Once that's whipped up, I add a good dollop or two of my homemade marshmallow cream (from my s'mores bars). Or you can use store bought. Spread this around the roll and almost to the edges

Once that's whipped up, I add a good dollop or two of my homemade marshmallow cream (from my s'mores bars). Or you can use store bought. Spread this around the roll and almost to the edges

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Roll the cake up

Roll the cake up

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When ready to pour ganache over, I place a small cooling rack over the pan and place roll atop this. That way the ganache drips off and is easy clean up

When ready to pour ganache over, I place a small cooling rack over the pan and place roll atop this. That way the ganache drips off and is easy clean up

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Pour ganache over and use a small off set spatula to spread on sides. Let this get cold in fridge for about 30 before you move it to platter

Pour ganache over and use a small off set spatula to spread on sides. Let this get cold in fridge for about 30 before you move it to platter

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Once its on the plate, keep in fridge until ready to eat. I serve with strawberries

Once its on the plate, keep in fridge until ready to eat. I serve with strawberries

You're Done

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Nikki Lyon

It sure is. I get mine at the super Walmart. It's w the regular cocoa. It's made by Hershey's called special dark cocoa. That's the dutch cocoa

(author) 12 months ago

Virginia Jones

I'm not familiar with dutch coco powder. Is it available at most grocery stores?

Virginia Jones 12 months ago

Suzanne Bright

Seriously? Now you are just showing off! ;-))))

Suzanne Bright 12 months ago

Nikki Lyon

Virginia nor do I.. I have lots of kids and there's never any left! Lol

(author) 12 months ago

Virginia Jones

You are brilliant! But how do you stay on a lob carb diet and cook stuff like this? I have no willpower!

Virginia Jones 12 months ago

Omar Balaa

Can you kindly add the ingredients? Looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing

Omar Balaa last year

Nikki Lyon

:) thank you!

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H A

I like it, thanks

H A last year

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