Chocolate Cherry Cake Roll (Drunk)
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4.7
Chocolate Cherry Cake Roll (Drunk)
Description
This cake roll uses eggs beaten with sugar to create volume for the chocolate sponge base, which includes cocoa powder and flour folded carefully to keep airiness. After baking briefly on a sheet pan, the cake is rolled with a kitchen towel to shape as it cools, preventing cracks.
The cherries are soaked in clear rum for 24 hours to impart boozy flavor. Once drained and diced, the cherries are spread on the unrolled cake. A rich filling of whipped heavy cream, cocoa powder, and sweetened condensed milk is whipped and spread over the cherries before re-rolling the cake. This yields a moist, chocolatey, and festive dessert with a complex flavor of chocolate and rum-soaked cherries.
This cake roll suits special occasions or dinner parties where a rich chocolate dessert with a spirited cherry component is desired.
Ingredients
Cake
- 6 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 4 tbsp cacao powder
Cake Cream
- 1/2 qt heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp cacao powder
- 4 oz sweetened condensed milk
Soaked Cherries
- 24 oz morello cherries pitted; in syrup
- 1 cup rum clear
Instructions
Cake Roll
- Drain the syrup out of the canned cherries and place them in a bowl. Cover the cherries with the rum and let them soak for 24 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Beat the eggs with sugar until they double in volume. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and cocoa together.
- In thirds, fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture, being extra careful not to over mix the dough.
- Spread the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (10" X 15" is the perfect size). Bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and place a kitchen towel over the cake. Roll up the shorter side. Let the roll cool to room temperature and remove the towel and parchment paper.
Filling & Topping
- Drain the rum from the cherries and dice the cherries into small pieces. Set them aside.
- Unroll the cake and spread the cherries over it. Let the cherry mixture soak into the cake for a few minutes while you whip up the cake cream.
- Whip the condensed milk with the cacao and extra cold heavy whipping cream.
- Spread a thick layer of cream over the cherries. Roll the cake back up and cover the outside with the remaining cake cream. Decorate the top with cherries, chocolate shavings, and/or cacao.
- Let the cake rest overnight before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 145 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 145kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 30mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 362IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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