Coffee Roulade Recipe

Chocolate cake roll with a sweet coffee flavored cream, topped with a chocolate drizzle.

📝 Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
• 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 8 oz cream cheese, room temp
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp instant coffee
• 1 tsp hot water
• 8 oz cool whip, thawed
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tsp cocoa powder, for dusting, optional
• 1/2 cup chopped chocolate, optional

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Cake Roulade: ---
2. 2Preheat oven to 355°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with baking spray and lightly dust with flour. Set aside
3. 3In a large bowl, add eggs and sugar. Beat on high speed for 10-12 minutes or until the mixture has tripled in size.
4. 4In a small bowl, combine cocoa, flour and baking powder. Gently fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture with a spatula. (Beat with a mixing spoon on low speed for a few seconds, just to make sure flour is well incorporated. Don't overbeat or mixture will flatten.)
5. 5Pour batter into the baking sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes.
6. 6Once baked, let cool about a minute. With a sharp knife, release edges of cake from baking sheet.
7. 7Roll cake into a roulade. Set aside to completely cool.
8. 8--- Cream- ---
9. 9Add cream cheese and powdered sugar to a bowl. In a small measuring cup add the instant coffee and pour the hot water over it.
10. 10Combine coffee and hot water, mix vigorously until coffee dissolves.
11. 11Add the cool whip and mix. Refrigerate cream until ready to use.
12. 12Unroll the cake and brush with orange juice.
13. 13Generously cover with cream.
14. 14Roll the cakes back up into a roulade. Cover tops and sides of both cakes with the remaining cream.
15. 15Dust roll with cocoa, optional.
16. 16Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.