Chocolate Cake Roll


Chocolate Cake Roll or Bolo Bolacha de Chocolate
This Portuguese dessert recipe is great to introduce kids to cooking and a great favourite at parties.  Thin slices can go a long way.

chocolate-cake

By: Isabel Robson
Serves: 8
Preparation: 30 minutes

Ingredients:
200g Rich Tea Biscuits (plain)
250 g Sugar
150 g Butter
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp  coffee powder
1Table spoon milk
75 g Chocolate powder
1 Free Range Egg
Large sheet of non grease paper

  • In a large bowl, mix sugar and butter well.
  • Add lemon juice, milk, 1 tsp coffee, egg yolk and chocolate powder. 
  • Mix well to reach a creamy consistency.
  • Add biscuits crushed into small chunks (1 cm) and fold gently into the chocolate cream.
  • On a flat surface, dust sugar on large non grease paper sheet.
  • Place mixture in middle of sheet and fold sheet to help push mixture into a thick sausage shape.  Keep pressing gently until roll thickness is even.
  • Place in the fridge for at least 5 hours before cutting into thin slices.
Please note that chocolate cake recipe includes using raw one egg which will not be cooked.  This recipe was created before there were so many health scares.   As an alternative to egg you can use 1 table spoon of honey.

There are so many variations of chocolate cake but this is a very good chocolate recipe to take to a picnic or a party.





Related Content

Site- build