Best Chocolate Jelly Roll Recipes

APRICOT JELLY ROLL WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil.
• For the chiffon cake: In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Add the baking powder and salt to the bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the 3 egg yolks, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla until combined.
• Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk together to form a loose batter. Be sure to continue whisking until all the clumps of flour have been completely incorporated and the batter is smooth. Fold in the yellow food coloring to reach the desired color. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the 4 egg whites to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and begin to beat on medium speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating. Begin slowly streaming in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating until the meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks, 2 to 3 minutes.
• With a rubber spatula, incorporate a third of the meringue into your batter, folding it in to preserve as much air in the egg whites as possible. Gently fold in the remaining meringue and continue to stir until completely incorporated.
• Line a quarter sheet pan with parchment paper and butter the parchment and the sides of the pan. Pour in the cake batter and smooth out to fill all the corners. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, prepare your fillings: Melt the white chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over a small saucepan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water). When the chocolate is melted, allow it to cool slightly and whisk in the mascarpone and confectioners' sugar. Remove one cup of this mixture and add to a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
• Before the cake comes out of the oven, dust a tea towel larger than the pan with a nice layer of confectioners' sugar. When cake is done, using a knife, loosen the sides of the cake from the pan. While the cake is still warm, invert it onto the prepared tea towel and carefully remove the parchment paper. Roll up the cake with the tea towel from short end to short end and move onto a wire rack and to cool, seam-side down, for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is still somewhat warm, unroll it and smear the inside with a thick layer of apricot jam.
• On top of the jam, add the mascarpone filling from the bowl (save what is in the piping bag for decorating at the end). Cover the jam with mascarpone filling from end to end.
• Reroll the cake, removing the tea towel as you roll. Allow the cake to completely cool and set, seam-side down.
• Decorate the cake by piping the remaining mascarpone mixture down center of the cake and around the base. Add white chocolate curls all over.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Prepare the cake mix as directed; pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, combine the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using a handheld electric mixer). Mix on medium-high speed until combined and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add in the confectioners' sugar. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy and combined, about 2 minutes.
• Crumble the cake into a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the frosting and mix with your hands until smooth and combined.
• Line a 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan with plastic wrap. Put the cake "dough" on top. Cover with another sheet of plastic wrap and pat the mixture into an even rectangle that fills the pan. Transfer the mixture in the plastic to a work surface (the shorter side facing you) and roll out just enough so that the surface is smooth. This helps make the dough even and not patchy. Press the flat side of a ruler against all the sides of the dough so they are straight. The dough should be about 10-by-15 inches.
• Put the freeze-dried strawberries in a spice grinder and pulse until finely ground. Add to the bowl with the remaining frosting and beat until combined.
• Remove the top sheet of plastic wrap from the dough. Add the strawberry frosting and spread out evenly with a small offset spatula, leaving about a 1 1/2 inch border on the short side furthest away from you.
• Roll the dough away from you into a jelly roll shape, using the plastic to roll tightly until it's covered by the plastic. Place it on a baking sheet. Freeze while you make the chocolate coating.
• Combine the dark chocolate and coconut oil in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth, about 6 minutes. Remove the bowl from the saucepan and set aside until cooled and thickened slightly, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, unwrap the jelly roll cake and place on a rack set over a baking sheet.
• Pour the chocolate over the cake until completely covered. Decorate the top with freeze-dried strawberries. Freeze until the chocolate is set, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and cut into slices. Serve chilled.

CHOCOLATE JELLY ROLL WITH CHARLOTTE RUSSE FILLING

Steps:

• 1. CAKE: Separate egg yolks into small bowl and whites into large bowl of electric mixer. Preheat oven to 375^ Lightly grease bottom of a 15x10 x1 inch jelly roll pan; then line with waxed paper; on the bottom only not on the sides.
• 2. Beat egg whites at hight speed just until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup of the sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. It should look shiny and moist. With the same beater at high speed, beat egg yolks with rest of the sugar until thick lemon colored about 5 minutes.
• 3. Turn to low speed and beat in cocoa and extracts just until combined. Add flour and baking powder. Gently fold yolk mixture into egg whites just until combined. Turn batter into prepared pan, spread out evenly. Bake for about 12 to 14 minutes, or just until surface springs back when gently pressed with finger.
• 4. On a clean towel(not terry cloth), sift powdered sugar onto towel. Turn out cake onto sugar, gently peel off waxed paper. With a sharp knife, trim edges. So cake rolls smoothly.Starting with long edge, roll up cake in towel, jelly-roll fashion.( Cake tends to crack slightly when rolled). Place seam side down on wire rack 30 minutes, or until cooled.
• 5. FILLING: In a medium bowl, combine cream and sugar. Refrigerate,covered ,1 hour, or until well chilled. While that is chilling, sprinkle gelatin over water in small bowl or measuring cup. Let stand 5 minutes to bloom(soften).Place over hot water; stir to dissolve. Cool for 30 minutes. The mixture should be liquid. Stir in the rum.
• 6. Remove cream mixture from refrigerator and Using portable electric mixer, at high speed, beat cream mixture until stiff. At medium speed now gradually add gelatin mixture; continue beating until well combined. Return to refrigerator until firm about 30 minutes. Beat at high speed, until smooth and of spreading consistency.
• 7. ASSEMBLY OF ROLL: Gently unroll cake and towel; remove the towel. Spread cake with 3/4 of the filling; reroll. Place, seam side down on serving tray. Spread top and sides with remaining filling. Chill for 1 hour,or until ready to serve. Just before serving garnish with chocolate curls.
• 8. ICE CREAM ,COOL WHIP FILLING, AND COCOA.

CHOCOLATE JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Prepare a large cookie sheet with lining it with wax paper.
• Mix together sugar, whole eggs and water.
• Beat in remaining ingredients.
• Pour into prepared cookie sheet and bake at 375 degF for 12-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and turn out onto a clean, moist teatowel springled with icing sugar.
• Quickly remove the wax paper and trim off crisp edges.
• While still warm, roll cake into tea towel into a roll, rolling the towel with the cake.
• When cool, unroll the cake carefully and spread with jelly, or ice cream or your favorite filling. Roll up again. If using ice cream, store in the freezer until ready to serve. Slice into serving pieces.

CHOCOLATE JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Grease 15 1/2" X 10 1/2" X 1" pan.
• Line bottom with wax paper.
• in small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla until thick& pale yellow.
• Beat in flour& oil mix.
• Spread in prepared pan.
• Bake 10-12 min til brown.
• Sprinkle towel with conf.
• sugar.
• Immediately invert cake onto towel.
• Gently peel off wax paper.
• Roll warm cake with towel inside.
• Place seam side down on wire rack.
• Cool.
• Unroll cake.
• Spread filling within 1/2" of edges.
• Roll up.
• Wrap tight in foil.
• Freeze 2 hours.

DECADENT CHOCOLATE JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a jelly roll pan with Pam.
• Line it with wax paper and again spray with Pam.
• Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs and vanilla for at least 2 minutes until frothy.
• Add the sugar in 3 additions (1/4 of a cup at a time) and beat for at least 5 minutes until thick and cream coloured.
• Sift in the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Beat on low until all is incorporated into the egg mixture, but do not over beat.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Spread so that it is level and even.
• Bake for 13 minutes and check with a toothpick for doneness.
• While cake is baking, sift icing sugar heavily over a clean, cotton tea towel.
• Remove cake from the oven and invert carefully onto tea towel.
• Gently remove the wax paper.
• From the short end, roll the cake up together with the towel and place to cool completely on an elevated cooling rack.
• To prepare the filling: Sift the cocoa and icing sugar into the whipping cream and beat until stiff and spreadable.
• Unroll the cake.
• First spread with a layer of hazel nut spread, then with the whipped cream mixture.
• Roll up again without the towel and refrigerate.