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Cocoa Roll with White Chocolate Cream

17/11/2023

I will present you with a delicious recipe for cocoa roll with white chocolate cream, a dessert that wins you over at the first bite. Please note that the recipe I am offering you 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 sugar
  • 70 g 00 flour
  • 30 g cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch of salt

For the white chocolate cream:

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

Preparation

Cocoa roll:

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

White chocolate cream:

  1. Heat the cream with the seeds from the vanilla pod until just about to boil.
  2. Remove from the heat and add the chopped white chocolate, allowing it to melt in the hot cream.
  3. Stir until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous cream.
  4. Let the cream cool, then place it in the fridge 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 cake up again, wrapping it in plastic wrap.
  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, white chocolate shavings or a light dusting of cocoa. Enjoy!

Trivia

The cocoa roll with cream can be considered a variation of the traditional “girella,” a much-loved dessert in Italy, and shows how a classic can be reinvented with a bit of creativity and end up being a true masterpiece of pastry.