Chocolate-Chestnut Roll
½ C sifted flour
¼ C sifted unsweetened cocoa powder
1 t baking powder
4 eggs, separated
¾ C sugar
1 t vanilla
2 T water
Chestnut filling
Cocoa Cream
Dark Cocoa Cream
∙ Preheat oven to 375'
∙ Grease 10x15x1" jelly roll pan and line bottom with wax paper; grease paper.
∙ Sift together flour, cocoa and baking powder.
∙ Beat yolks in medium bowl until fluffy.
∙ Gradually add sugar, beating until very thick.
∙ Add vanilla and stir in water then fold in flour mixture.
∙ Beat egg whites until stiff and glossy peaks form.
∙ Gently fold into reserved yolk mixture.
∙ Spread evenly in prepared pan.
∙ Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
∙ Dust cake with powdered sugar then cover with towel.
∙ Invert and remove pan and paper.
∙ Trim ¼" from sides.
∙ Roll up cake and towel from short end. Place seam-side down on rack and cool.
∙ Unroll and spread Chestnut Filling over cake.
∙ Reroll cake then frost roll with Cocoa Cream.
∙ Decorate with Dark Cocoa cream.
∙ Makes 10 servings at 50 cents. Chestnut Filling:
∙ Beat 1 can (15 ½ oz) chestnut puree until smooth and spreadable.
∙ Beat ¼ C heavy cream ¼ C powdered sugar and 1 T rum (opt) until stiff then fold in puree.
Cocoa Cream:
∙ Beat 1 C heavy cream, 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 T powdered sugar till stiff.
Dark Cocoa Cream:
∙ Beat ½ C heavy cream 5 T unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 T powdered sugar till stiff.