Chestnut Roulade

Roulades and Swiss Rolls

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Ingredients for 1 Roulade - Swiss roll
  • For the base
  • 6 Egg white(s)
  • 1 pinch(es) Salt
  • 130 g Sugar
  • 6 Egg yolk(s)
  • 120 g AP Flour, plain
  • 20 g Cocoa powder
  • For the filling
  • 250 g QimiQ Whip, chilled
  • 60 g Dark chocolate (40-60 % cocoa), melted
  • 100 g Powdered sugar
  • 150 g Mascarpone
  • 180 g Chestnut puree
  • 2 tbsp Rum
  • 100 ml Milk
  • Rum truffles, to decorate
Method
1.
Preheat an oven to 350 °F (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.
Lina 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.