Chocolate Cake Roll #SundaySupper

Chocolate Cake Roll: an elegant dessert composed of a thin chocolate genoise rolled around sweet marshmallow cream filling!

Chocolate Cake Roll Woes

Those of you familiar with my family know they love chocolate desserts. So when this week’s Sunday Supper theme was announced as “Stuff, Roll or Wrap,” I knew I’d have to make a  Chocolate Cake Roll. Well, as I mentioned earlier this month, I was in a bit of a baking slump.

My first base for this dessert was an extremely tasty cake made with melted chocolate. Unfortunately, it didn’t roll well, meaning big, fat cracks appeared with each turn. Delicious, yes, but not so pretty. And food bloggers like pretty.

That cake went back to college with my youngest. He and his roommates don’t give a hoot about a dessert’s appearance, only the taste. So Plan B was to make a Martha Stewart chocolate genoise, which rolled like a dream. The chocolate intensity was lacking, but the family was still happy to dig into this chocolate cake roll.

No Ordinary Filling!

Many cake rolls are filled with sweetened whip cream, which is quite lovely. But my family’s favorite whoopie pie filling is made with marshmallow cream, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. It is totally irresistible…trust me. Bill volunteered to lick the bowl; it’s just that good. And unlike whipped cream, it’s firm and will keep for days. So this dessert can stay parked in your fridge for a couple of days…but I don’t think it will last that long!

Rolling Up the Recipes!

Get ready to Stuff, Roll, and Wrap t

his week! You will be seduced and inspired by all the recipes we are sharing this week. This Sunday Supper event also coincides with this month’s Weekday Supper and Sunday Supper Movement magazine monthly theme of “That’s a Wrap!”

Get ready to roll with this great line up!

Starters and Snacks

• Endive Stuffed with Blue Cheese, Walnuts and Honey by Shockingly Delicious
• Filipino Turon (Banana Lumpia) by Killer Bunnies, Inc
• Arepas de Queso by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Chicken Tinga Taquitos with Avocado Cream by Savvy Eats
• Eggy Rice Wraps by Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
• Puff Pastry and Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
• Onigiri by Brunch With Joy
• Scotch Eggs with Sriracha Dipping Sauce by Run DMT
• Celery Root Lettuce Wraps with Beluga Lentils by The Wimpy Vegetarian

Entrees and Mains

• Rouladen by The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
• Stracci di Antrodoco by Manu’s Menu
• Eggplant Rollatini by MealDiva
• Chicken Cordon Blue by The Foodie Army Wife
• Stuffed Whole Baby Savoy Cabbages by Food Lust People Love
• Chicken Taco Egg Rolls by Table for Seven
• Lemon and Herb Stuffed Salmon by Nosh My Way
• Tamales de Rajas y Requeson (Roasted Poblano Tamales) by La Cocina de Leslie
• Bademjan Shekam-por by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Mascarpone Blueberry Stuffed French Toast by gotta get baked
• Korean-style Meaty Stuffed Potatoes by kimchi MOM
• Strawberries and Cream Pancake Roll by Curious Cuisiniere
• Creamy Goat Cheese Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes by Take A Bite Out of Boca
• Shrimp Burritos Con Queso by Cooking On The Ranch
• Bee-Bim Bop Sushi Rolls by NinjaBaking.com
• Angel Hair Shrimp Lettuce Wraps by Family Foodie
• Genoa Salami and Kalamata Olive Calzones by The Texan New Yorker
• Zucchini Boats by Confessions of a Culinary Diva
• Crab Louie Stuffed Chicken by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Potato Roll Stuffed with Ham and Cheese in Red Sause by Basic N Delicious
• Ham, Turkey and Cheddar Turnovers by Magnolia Days
• Crispy Chipotle Shrimp Burritos by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Caprese Stuffed Chicken Breasts by Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Pizza Pockets by girlichef
• Ham and Cheese Crescent “Roll” Stromboli by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
• Beef Wellington Braciole by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Greek Salad Wrap by The Messy Baker
• Cabbage Venison Lettuce Wraps With Fresh Herbs by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz

All Things Sweet

• Easy Apple Dumplings by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls by Chocolate Moosey
• Chocolate Hazelnut Rugelach by Desserts Required
• Chocolate Cake Roll by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Cannoli Stuffed French Toast by Momma’s Meals
• Lemon Poppyseed Swirl Cookies by What Smells So Good
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Egg Rolls by Melanie Makes
• Raspberry and Lemon-Curd Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast by La Bella Vita Cucina
• Chocolate Chip Banana Sweet Rolls by Big Bear’s Wife
•  Orange Chocolate Swiss Roll by Noshing With The Nolands
• Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies by Alida’s Kitchen
• Flourless Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies by Pies and Plots

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A thin chocolate genoise rolled around a sweet marshmallow cream filling.

• Author: Liz Berg
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 12 servings
• Category: Dessert, Cake
• Method: Baking
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For cake::

• 5 tablespoons butter, plus more for parchment and pan
• 2/3 cup sifted cake flour
• 1/3 cup sifted cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
• Pinch of baking soda
• 6 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

For filling::

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 7-ounce jar marshmallow cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10½-by-15½-by-1-inch jelly-roll pan. Line with parchment; butter and flour paper, tapping out the excess flour.
2. Sift flour, cocoa, and baking soda together twice into a medium bowl. Set aside. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Skim off white foam, and pour clear yellow butter into a bowl, discarding white liquid at the bottom. Set aside in a warm place.
3. In a medium-size heat-proof bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; stir until mixture is warm to the touch and sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, and beat on high speed until mixture is thick and pale and has tripled in bulk. Reduce speed to medium, add vanilla, and beat 2 to 3 minutes more.
4. In three additions, sift flour mixture over egg mixture, folding in gently with a spatula. While folding in last addition, dribble melted butter over batter and fold in.
5. Spread batter evenly in pan, leaving behind any unincorporated butter in the bottom of the bowl. Tap pan on the counter to remove air bubbles. Bake until the cake springs back in the center 15-20 minutes. Don’t overbake or the cake will crack. Let sit in pan on a wire rack until cool enough to handle.
6. Dust surface with cocoa powder. To make rolling easier, trim edges of cake, and cover with a sheet of waxed paper and a damp dish towel. Invert onto a work surface, and peel off parchment; dust with cocoa. Starting from one long end, carefully roll up cake in towel. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until ready to use.
7. Make filling: cream the one cup of butter and powdered sugar in a mixer with paddle attachment for about three minutes, then add marshmallow cream and vanilla. Mix till well combined.
8. Unroll cake and spread filling on inside of the roll. Reroll cake; wrap in

Notes

!Cake adapted from Martha Stewart

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