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Cocoa Roll with White Chocolate Cream

17/11/2023

I will present to you a tasty recipe for a cocoa roll with white chocolate cream, a dessert that wins you over at the first taste. Keep in mind that the recipe I’m proposing will have an Italian touch, which I hope you will appreciate. Here are the ingredients and the procedure.

Ingredients

For the cocoa roll:

  • 4 eggs
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 70 g of all-purpose flour
  • 30 g of cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch of salt

For the white chocolate cream:

  • 200 ml of fresh cream
  • 200 g of white chocolate
  • 1 vanilla bean (or vanilla extract)

Preparation

Cocoa Roll:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. In a bowl, whip the yolks with half the sugar until you get a light and fluffy mixture.
  3. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff with the remaining sugar and a pinch of salt.
  4. Gently mix the whipped yolks with the whites, taking care not to deflate the mixture.
  5. Sift the flour with the cocoa powder and fold them into the egg mixture, stirring from the bottom up to keep the batter light.
  6. Spread the batter on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, creating an even layer about 1 cm high.
  7. Bake for about 8-10 minutes.
  8. Once baked, turn the roll onto a damp kitchen towel, remove the parchment paper, and gently roll up. Let cool.

White Chocolate Cream:

  1. Heat the cream with the vanilla bean seeds just until it begins to boil.
  2. Remove from heat and add the chopped white chocolate, letting it melt in the hot cream.
  3. Stir until you get a smooth and uniform cream.
  4. Allow the cream to cool, then place it in the refrigerator to firm up.

Assembly:

  1. Once cooled, gently unroll the cocoa roll.
  2. Spread an even layer of white chocolate cream over it.
  3. Roll the dessert back up, wrapping it in cling film.
  4. Let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.

Before serving, you can decorate the roll with dollops of whipped cream, shavings of white chocolate, or a light dusting of cocoa. Enjoy your meal!

Curiosity

The cocoa roll with cream can be considered a variant of the traditional “girella,” a dessert much loved in Italy, and shows how a classic can be reinvented with a bit of creativity and end up being a true master pastry chef’s piece.