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Chocolate roulade
recipe BARNEY DESMAZERY
photograph WILL HEAP
SERVES 8 PREP 30 mins COOK 25 mins MORE EFFORT V
WHY
Perhaps surprisingly, a classic chocolate roulade isn’t actually very chocolatey at all – there’s just some cocoa powder in the basic sponge base. We’ve addressed that here with the filling, opting for luxury over a tight spiral, and what it lacks in neatness, it makes up for in taste and texture. A bit like an undercooked brownie, Eton mess or that last spoonful of trifle, its messy imperfections are what make it perfect.
WHAT TO BUY
For the meringue
vegetable oil, for the tin 5 egg whites
1 tsp lemon juice
225g caster sugar