🍫🍰 Decadent Chocolate Cake Roll 🍰🍫
A light, fluffy chocolate sponge cake rolled with velvety whipped cream filling—impressive yet surprisingly simple to make!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
4 large eggs, room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅓ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
Powdered sugar (for dusting)
For the Filling:
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional:
Chocolate shavings or berries for garnish
Instructions
Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with parchment.
Beat Eggs: Whip eggs and sugar on high for 5 mins until pale and thick. Add vanilla.
Dry Ingredients: Sift cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold gently into egg mixture.
Bake: Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 12-15 mins until springy.
Roll: Dust a towel with powdered sugar. Invert warm cake onto it, peel off parchment, and roll up with the towel. Cool completely.
Fill: Unroll cake, spread whipped cream filling, and re-roll. Chill 1 hour before slicing.