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256        C H O C O L A T E  C H E E S E C A K E S  A N D  S O  M U C H  M O R E

           DARK CHOCOLATE ROULADE E
           DARK CHOCOLATE ROULAD

                        WITH CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING




                 ince I became the “Cake Mix        Softened butter for greasing the pan

                 Doctor,” many people have          1 package (18.25 ounces) plain dark
                                                       chocolate fudge cake mix
                 asked me for a variety of dif-
                                                    1 ⁄2 cup water
           ferent kinds of cake, including one      1 ⁄3 cup vegetable oil
           with a chocolate cream filling. When      4 large eggs
                                                    2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
           Leah Paley, of Richmond, Virginia,
                                                    Chocolate Cream Filling (page 461)
           shared her recipe for a chocolate
                                                    Chocolate Dream Glaze
           sponge roll, I thought it would be          (page 447)

           just the right type of cake for the
           requested cream filling. And so, here

           it is. This roulade packs serious
                                                    1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
           chocolate flavor and makes a stun-
                                                    and  preheat  the  oven  to  350°F.  Lightly
                                                                           1
                                                                                   1
           ning presentation on birthdays and       butter the bottom of a 16 ⁄2- by 11 ⁄2- by
                                                    1-inch  jelly-roll  pan,  and  line  it  with
           anniversaries. Children love the fill-
                                                    enough parchment paper to cover the bot-
           ing, by the way, which is even more      tom  and  still  have  a  couple  of  inches
                                                    extending at each end. Lightly butter the
           delicious after it has been chilled.
                                                    parchment paper, but do not butter the sides
                                                    of the pan. Set the pan aside.
                        SERVES:  16
             PREPARATION  TIME:  25  MINUTES        2. Place the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs
                                                    in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an elec-
             BAKING  TIME:  15  TO  20  MINUTES
                                                    tric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop
               ASSEMBLY  TIME:  20  MINUTES
                                                    the machine and scrape down the sides of
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