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Chocolate mousse cake roll

Chocolate mousse cake roll

Servings :1 cake roll

Ingredients
  

Chocolate sponge:

  • 4 eggs
  • 110 g white granulated sugar
  • 110 g all-purpose white flour
  • 25 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1 g salt
  • 30 g butter (melted and chilled)

Chocolate mousse:

  • 150 g dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 70 g heavy cream
  • 150 g heavy cream (whipped)
  • 5 g vanilla extract
  • 150 g fresh strawberries (diced)

Ganache:

  • 120 g dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 80 g heavy cream
  • 5 g vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Chocolate sponge:

  • Preheat your oven to 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper (30x40cm). Place aside.
  • Mix the eggs with sugar in the bowl of your mixer and whip for 8-10 minutes until tripled in volume.
  • Sift the flour with cocoa powder and salt then fold the flour into the whipped eggs. Add one spoon at a time and fold with a spatula.
  • Take a few tablespoons of batter in a small bowl and stir in the butter.
  • Transfer the mixture back to the bowl and fold it in slowly and gently.
  • Pour the batter into your prepared pan and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or just until the top is set and springs back is pressed slightly. Don't bake more than 15 minutes as it will dry out.
  • Remove from the oven and let it cool completely.

Chocolate mousse:

  • Melt the chocolate and 50g heavy cream in a heatproof bowl over a hot water bath.
  • Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
  • Stir in the vanilla then fold in the whipped cream. Place the mousse in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  • Spread the mousse over the chocolate sponge and top with diced strawberries.
  • Roll the sponge tightly and place on a platter. Place in the fridge until the ganache is ready.

Ganache:

  • Bring the cream to the boiling point in a saucepan and remove from heat.
  • Stir in the chocolate and mix until melted.
  • Add the vanilla and let it cool completely. At this point, you have two options: either you pour the ganache over the roll or you place the ganache in the fridge and let it set then spread it with a spatula. I chose the second option as I wanted to create the look you see, but it's up to you.
  • Decorate the roll with chocolate shavings and fresh strawberries and serve it chilled.
Keyword Chocolate, Dark Chocolate