Hey guys today we're making one of my favorite childhood treats chocolate cake roll
I think it's safe to say we've all had this at least once growing up it's a
classic and you'll be amazed how simple it is to make at home it's
chocolatey but light with a cream filling its delicious okay guys so to
make the Swiss roll and Swiss rolls in general we need a sponge cake base
sponge cakes are the perfect base to use because they're flexible compared to
regular butter cakes okay so we're going to start by whipping the eggs with the
vanilla and the sugar now because this recipe calls for baking powder we're not
looking for stiff peaks we just want to whip the eggs until they double in size
and lighten in color if you're new to my channel make sure to subscribe and click
that notification bell I post new videos every week once the eggs have doubled in
size we're going to add the dry ingredients now before we add the cocoa
powder we do want to bloom it with one or two tablespoons of hot milk or coffee
this will enhance the chocolate flavor go ahead and add the flour baking powder
and salt you do want to sift these we don't want any lumps in this batter now
for Swiss rolls I personally don't like to fold the dry ingredients into the
eggs I prefer to give the batter a quick mix with the mixer it's just a practical
reason guys it's easier to spread a runny batter then you know a thicker
cake batter this will not affect the outcome of your cake unless you over mix
obviously the dry ingredients as soon as you don't see any more flowers stop
mixing and this is ready to be poured onto a baking sheet lined with parchment
paper or a silicone mat whichever you decide to use you do want to slightly
grease it this cake contains no butter or oil so it will stick if you don't
grease the paper spread the batter evenly and you're going to bake the cake
in a preheated oven at 160 degrees Celsius or 320 Fahrenheit
for around 10 minutes check the cake with a toothpick at the 10-minute mark
be careful don't over Bega guys you never want to over bake swiss rolls or
they'll dry out and they won't roll okay so gently released the cake from the mat
or parchment paper does the top with some powdered sugar and cornstarch this
will prevents the cake from sticking onto itself and you're going to roll the
cake while it's warm not hot if it's too hot it will break so let the cake cool
for about five minutes before you roll it this does take some practice practice
makes perfect and I always encourage people to try new cakes new pastries
even if it scares you that's the only way you'll get better and grow as a
baker okay so set this to the side to cool
usually Swiss rolls take about ten minutes to cool and we're going to make
the filling I personally like a cheesecake filling for this but even a
simple shanthi whipped cream is delicious you're going to cream together
the cream cheese sugar vanilla and heavy cream until medium to stiff peaks as I
said if you don't want to add the cream cheese just leave it out however it's
delicious okay so this is ready once the cake has
cooled you can gently unroll it you're going to brush the cake with some milk
which along with the cream filling will keep your cake really moist in the
fridge this is in fact a refrigerated cake so it's meant to be eaten cold
spread the cream as evenly as you can you can leave a little border just
because we will be cutting you know the ends anyway and you're going to
carefully roll this back up now this cake needs to rest at least two hours in
the fridge the sponge as I sad will soak up the moisture of the milk and cream
and soften up even more so cover it well with some plastic wrap I like to wrap it
twice and you're going to pop this in the fridge this is one of those gags
that's even better the next day but if you're impatient like I am at least two
hours in the fridge fast forward two hours later we're going to cut the ends
for a prettier presentation if you want you can dust the top with some
powdered sugar or drizzled some melted chocolate on top I however don't like to
overcomplicate swiss rolls I like my simple and very straightforward it's
delicious as it this brings me back to when I was a kid chocolate rolls aren't
just so special there's just something more special
about eating a cake roll then I guess a normal cake it's super soft it's so good
if you want a fun and delicious chocolate cake make this one