Chocolate Cream & Mint Swiss Roll

INGREDIENTS

4 extra-large eggs, separated
125 ml (105 g) castor sugar
60 ml (35 g) Snowflake self-raising flour
60 ml (25 g) cocoa powder
castor sugar for rolling

Filling
125 ml fresh cream
30 ml castor sugar
1 medium peppermint crisp chocolate, grated

METHOD

1. Beat egg yolks and castor sugar together until
light and creamy.
2. Sift flour and cocoa powder together. Fold into
egg yolk mixture.
3. Beat egg whites until medium soft peak stage
and fold into egg yolk mixture.
4. Turn out into a greased and lined swiss roll
pan of 23 x 32 cm. Bake in a preheated oven at 180
°C for 10 – 12 minutes.
5. Turn out onto a damp tea towel sprinkled with
castor sugar. Remove greaseproof paper and trim
edges to ensure rolling without breaking.
Carefully roll it up, using the tea towel (from
the short side). Leave it for about 5 minutes,
then unroll and leave it to cool further.
6. Filling: Whip cream and sugar together until
thickened. Spread over the swiss roll and sprinkle
peppermint crisp over it. Roll up carefully.

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