Malted Mocha Swiss Roll

Swiss rolls are a very popular dessert around the holidays (especially the French bûche de Noël – a cake roll  decorated to look like a yule log) – and all variations of this wonderful dessert start out with a shallow, flat sponge cake that is topped with a filling – sometimes creamy, sometimes fruity (sometimes both!) – and then rolled up and frosted.  It looks super fancy but it’s actually not difficult to make!

Our Malted Mocha Swiss Roll has a creamy filling made with ricotta cheese, mascarpone, instant espresso and chocolate malted powder. It’s creamy and sweet – but not too sweet – and a perfect complement to the chocolate cake.

INGREDIENTS

• Cake
• 3 ounces Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate squares
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons chocolate Ovaltine (or other chocolate malted powder), see note
• 4 whole eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon table salt
• ½ cup tap water
• 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee, cooled
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• Filling
• 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
• 1 ½ cups mascarpone cheese
• 3 tablespoons chocolate Ovaltine
• 2 teaspoons espresso powder or instant espresso
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• Ganache
• 1 cup semi sweet morsels
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon whole milk
• White pearl sugar (or other nonpareils) for the topping

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray a 18×13-inch sheet pan with pan spray and lay a piece of parchment over the spray then spray the top of the parchment. Set aside.
3. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave the chocolate squares with the butter for about 30 seconds. Stir to melt the two together. If the chocolate hasn’t completely melted yet, microwave for a few more seconds.
4. Once melted and combined, whip in the sugar and Ovaltine and set aside.
5. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat eggs until pale in color, about two minutes.
6. ................................

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