Choc Roll with Nutella and Rasberry Jam

My First Trial :)

I tried this recipe the first time before my oven went "kaput" and it turned out fine :) Felt so happy because I've always had this fear of  the cake cracking when being rolled. And best of all, didn't realize it was so easy to make. Usually, roll-cake calls for whipped cream to be spread before rolling, but I'm not a big fan of creams and such, so I opted for Nutella, as it's 'universally' loved and my favorite raspberry jam with it's chunky fruit. Feel free to swop the spread to anything that you fancy and tell me how tasty it is.. :)

CHOC ROLL with NUTELLA AND RASPBERRY JAM

Prepare a 20 x 30cm shallow tin- lined and greased with baking paper.

3 eggs

75 gm castor sugar

50 gm Self-raising flour 

25 gm cocoa powder

extra castor sugar for dusting

Spread of your choice - I used Nutella and Raspberry Jam

Method:

Beat eggs till light and frothy. Add sugar and continue to beat.

In another bowl, sieve flour and cocoa powder. Slowly fold flour mix into egg mix.

Pour into prepared tin

Bake in pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins or until cooked when tested with a skewer.

While cake is baking, spread a piece of baking paper with castor sugar sprinkle on it.

Remove cake from over, turn over and remove paper. Place cake right side down on the new baking paper with sprinkled castor sugar. Cover cake with a piece of tea-towel and allow to cool 10-15mins.

When cooled, remove tea towel and spread Nutella and raspberry jam on cake. Using a palette knife, make a dent 1 ince from the shorter side of cake and start rolling, using the sugared paper as a guide. Roll it tight and tighten the paper's side edges. Leave roll to 'take shape' for another 30mins before cutting into slices.

Try it!

** Hope to get my new oven soon so that I can continue to experiment with new recipes. Miss baking so much......

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Sheen Mars is a SAHM who loves the simple pleasures of home-cooked meals. Get more scrumptious ideas on Sheen's Tea-time and Simple Desserts Treats(Western and Asian) at=>> http://missionpossible-sahm.blogspot.com/search/label/Sheen's%20Tea-time%20and%20Dessert%20Treats