Chocolate Strawberry Cream Swiss Roll

🍫🍓🥛🍰 Recipe Name: Chocolate Strawberry Cream Swiss Roll

Ingredients:

🔸 For the Chocolate Cake Roll:
🥚 Eggs
🍬 Sugar
🍚 Flour
🍫 Cocoa powder
🥄 Baking powder
🧂 Salt
🍦 Vanilla extract

🔸 For the Filling:
🥛 Cold whipping cream
🍥 Powdered sugar
🍓 Fresh chopped strawberries

🔸 For the Chocolate Coating:
🍫 Dark chocolate
🧈 Butter

🔸 For Decoration :
🍓 Whole & halved strawberries
🌱 Fresh mint leaves
🍥 Extra powdered sugar

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Chocolate Cake Roll:
   ♨️ Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a large flat baking tray (around 30×40 cm) with parchment paper.
   🥚🍬🍦 In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
   🍚🍫🥄🧂 In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
   🥄 Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture until fully combined.
   ➡️ Pour the batter evenly into the prepared tray and spread it out.
   ⏱️ Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until spongy to the touch and springs back gently.
   🍥 Remove from oven, let it cool slightly in the pan, then carefully invert it onto a clean towel dusted with powdered sugar.
   🧻 Gently peel off the parchment paper and let the cake cool completely.

2. Prepare the Filling:
   🥛🍥 In a chilled bowl, whip the cold cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
   🥄 Spread the whipped cream evenly over the cooled cake.
   🍓 Distribute the chopped strawberries on top.

3. Roll the Cake:
   🌀 Starting from the short end, use the towel to tightly roll the cake.
   ❄️ Wrap the roll in the towel and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour to set.

4. Make the Chocolate Coating:
   🍫🧈 In a heatproof bowl, combine dark chocolate and butter.
   ♨️ Place over a pot of simmering water (double boiler) and stir until smooth and glossy.
   🌬️ Remove from heat and let cool slightly until it thickens.

5. Assemble and Decorate:
   🍽️ Take the roll out of the fridge and transfer it to a serving dish.
   🍫 Pour the chocolate coating over the roll to cover it completely.
   🍓🌱 Decorate with whole/halved strawberries and mint leaves.
   🍥 Optionally, dust with more powdered sugar.
   ❄️ Chill again to set before serving.

Enjoy your dessert!