I love the fact that this gluten free chocolate roll cake bakes so quickly compared to regular cakes. This recipe especially bakes fast because it does not contain flour. Instead, it contains mostly eggs and chocolate. I was so excited to give this a try I even purchased a jelly roll pan just to make this cake. The pan turned out to be perfect size for so many other things (small batch cookies, cinnamon rolls, sheet cakes, and baking rolls, to name a few.) Meanwhile, the cake turns out light, yet has a rich chocolate flavor. You have a choice of fillings and toppings, one of each may be made dairy-free. I hope you enjoy this recipe. It looks like a huge Hostess Ding Dong. Doesn’t it? You can make it taste it like one, too, if you use the fluffy white frosting as a filling. I prefer cream cheese frosting or whipped cream, though.
A moist, easy to roll, gluten free chocolate roll cake (roulade) filled with sweetened whipped cream, cream cheese, fluffy white, or chocolate frosting.
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You can use a European size roulade pan for this recipe, however, the cake will be thicker. I prefer this size pan as you get more cake per slice. For those who have never made a roll cake before you may wish to begin with a thinner cake at first. Usually, roll cakes are immediately trimmed of dry cake, rolled while still hot in a towel (towel inside the cake). Then it is unrolled, filled, and rolled again. However, the steaming method avoids over-handling the cake, preventing breakage and cracking. Use either method. You can skip the steaming or first roll if you are using a filling the cake with a jelly or jam. Just be sure to roll the cake while it is still hot/warm.
*If you have a food processor, process the sugar to make it fine as in castor sugar. Because this cake does not bake for a long period, fine sugar will dissolve faster.
**Trader Joe's Organic Powdered Sugar is corn-free. It contains tapioca starch instead of cornstarch.
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This looks wonderful. Can it be made ahead and frozen? I was thinking of filling it with a mock whipped cream frosting.
Cindy,
Any gluten free cake may be frozen. However, many cream fillings do not do well in the freezer. I haven't tried this one myself. If you do, let us know what filling you used and how it turned out.
Thanks,
Carla
Nestlé has Dark Chocolate Morsels they are also Soy Free. Most chocolate has soy included. I know because my daughter has Soy allergy. Thought I would share since most people with issues also have other issues like Soy. Thought this might help someone whom has the same problem. Thanks for the recipe I will try this using the Nestle brand since that is the only Dark Chips that we are able to obtain locally that is Soy Free.
Beautifully presented, delicious looking roulade, Carla. I've printed the recipe to make as a GF offering for Thanksgiving. Thank you!