Haighs x Loving Gluten Free Chocolate Roulade Espresso Cream
10 SERVES | 45 MINS COOKING + CHILLING | RECIPE BY HELEN TZOUGANATOS
In collaboration with Loving Gluten Free, this fourless chocolate Roulade is light and fluffly and combines the classic flavour combination of chocolate and coffee.
Ingredients
6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
150g caster sugar
150g 70% dark chocolate pastilles, melted and cooled slightly
Espresso Cream
300ml thickened cream
¼ cup pure icing sugar, sifted
2 tbsp cooled espresso coffee (or mix 1 tbs boiling water with 2 tsp instant coffee)
Garnish
Dutch-process cocoa powder, for dusting
Milk coffee chocolate tablet, shaved, for garnish
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan-forced) and line a 25 cm x 35 cm swiss roll tin with baking paper.
- Combine the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat for 3 minutes until pale and frothy. Pour in the chocolate and mix to combine.
- Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture one-third at a time. Spread the batter evenly in the tin and bake for 13 minutes or until springy to touch in the centre. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Place a sheet of baking paper on the swiss roll tin, then cover with a chopping board and flip the warm sponge onto the board. Peel away the top layer of baking paper, cover the sponge in plastic wrap and cool completely.
- Whisk the espresso cream ingredients together until soft peaks form.
- Remove the plastic wrap and spread the espresso cream evenly over the sponge, leaving a 1 cm border. Using the baking paper to help, lift the sponge from the shortest side and gently roll up.
- Wrap the roulade in a clean tea towel and rest, seam side down, in the fridge for 1 hour to set. Dust with the cocoa powder and garnish with chocolate to serve.