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Chestnut Roulade

QimiQ Benefits

  • 1 kg QimiQ Whip can replace up to 3 litres of fresh cream
  • Foolproof real cream product, cannot be over whipped
  • Creamy indulgent taste with less fat

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

Chestnut Roulade
Chestnut Roulade

Ingredients

For 1 Roulade - Swiss roll

  • For the base

  • 6

    Egg white(s)

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • 130g

    Sugar

  • 6

    Egg yolk(s)

  • 120g

    Flour, plain

  • 20g

    Cocoa powder

  • For the filling

  • 250g

    QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream, chilled

  • 60g

    Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted

  • 100g

    Powdered sugar

  • 150g

    Mascarpone

  • 180g

    Chestnut puree

  • 2tbsp

    Rum

  • 100ml

    Milk

  • Rum truffles, to decorate

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (conventional oven).
  2. For the base: whisk the egg whites with the salt until fluffy. Add the sugar and continue to whisk until stiff. Fold in the egg yolks. Sift the flour and cocoa and mix carefully.
  3. Line a baking sheet with baking paper and pour the mixture approx. 1 cm high onto the baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for approx. 10 minutes.
  4. For the filling: whip the cold QimiQ Whip with the sugar until completely smooth, ensuring that the mixture is completely incorporated (especially the bottom and sides of bowl).
  5. Add the mascarpone, milk, chestnut puree and rum and continue to whisk until the required volume has been achieved.
  6. Quickly fold in the melted chocolate.
  7. Spread two thirds of the cream onto the sponge and roll into a roulade.
  8. Coat the roulade with the remaining cream, decorate with the rum truffles and allow to chill for approx. 4 hours.
Some doughy looking food

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