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the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the Gently roll the cake back into its roulade
mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes shape, carefully pulling the kit chen towel out
more, scraping the sides down again if from under it. Place the roulade, seam side
needed. The batter should look thick and down, on a serving platter. Cover it with plas-
well combined. Pour the batter evenly into tic wrap and place the platter in the refriger-
the prepared pan, smoothing it out with a ator to chill while you prepare the glaze.
rubber spatula. Place the pan in the oven.
6. Prepare the Chocolate Dream Glaze.
3. Bake the cake until it springs back
7. Remove the roulade from the refrig -
when lightly pressed with your finger and
erator and spread the glaze to completely
a toothpick inserted in the center comes
cover it, using smooth, clean strokes.
out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the
Slice and serve.
pan from the oven and place it on a wire
rack while you dust a clean kitchen towel Store the roulade, covered in plastic
(thin cotton or linen) with the cocoa pow- wrap, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
der. Immediately invert the pan onto the
towel and carefully peel off the parchment
that clings to the bottom of the cake.
R
While the cake is still hot, use the towel to
help you carefully roll the cake into a jelly
the Cake Mix Doctor says
roll, or roulade: Begin with the long side
next to you and roll away from you. Don’t
worry if the roulade splits while you are Take care when making roulades, for
rolling it because you will cover up these once you roll up the warm cake in the
blemishes with the filling. Place the kitchen towel dusted with cocoa, you
must not let it rest more than 30 to 45
roulade, seam side down, wrapped in the
minutes before you fill it. Longer than
kitchen towel or in parchment paper, on
that and it will crack. If you wish, use
the counter to cool for 30 minutes.
confectioners’ sugar instead of the
4. Meanwhile, prepare the Chocolate Cream cocoa to dust the kitchen towel. Either
Filling. Set it aside. one adds flavor and prevents the cake
5. When the cake is cool, you are ready to from sticking to the towel. And be
assemble the roulade. Carefully unroll the careful not to roll up the towel in the
cake just enough so that you can spread the roulade.
inside surface generously with the filling.