Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Chocolate and Hazelnut Roulade with Raspberries

Ingredients:


butter, for greasing
½ cup of plain chocolate
4 eggs
½ cup of caster sugar (plus extra for dusting)
2 cups of fresh raspberries

FOR THE FILLING:
½ of a vanilla pod
1 tbsp Coole Swan liqueur (adjust to your taste)
1 ¼ cup of cream
½ cup of Wicklow fine food luxury chocolate and hazelnut spread
icing sugar (to decorate)

Method:
Grease a 33 x 23cm (13 x9in) Swiss roll tin, line with greaseproof paper and then grease the paper. Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water.

Separate the eggs and whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until very thick and pale in color. Beat in the egg whites until stiff, and then fold into the chocolate mixture.

Pour into the prepared tin and spread out evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch.

Turn the sponge out onto a sheet of greaseproof generously sprinkled with caster sugar. Carefully peel off the lining paper. Cover the roulade with a warm, damp tea towel and leave to cool.

To make the filling, split the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds. Place the cream in a bowl and stir in the Cool Swan liqueur and vanilla seeds. Gently whisk with an electric mixer until stiff, and then spread the chocolate and hazelnut spread over the cold roulade, followed by the cream mixture. Using the paper to help, roll up the roulade to enclose the filling.

To serve, transfer the roulade on to a serving plate and dust with icing sugar, then cut into slices and arrange on serving plates with the raspberries.

Enjoy!


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