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Harvest Cake Roll

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A seasonal roll to delight your guests around the table this Halloween Season.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Bake Time 5 minutes
Rest in Fridge 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine French
Servings 8

Equipment

Flexiflat™
Baking Sheet (M)
Medium Bonmat™
Mixing Bowl
Mini Whisk
Whisk
Mini Ladle
Pastry Bag and 4 Tips
Pastry Stand
Offset Mini Spatula

Ingredients
 

CAKE ROLL

  • 3 eggs
  • 4 oz (120 g) sugar
  • 4 oz (120 g) flour (sifted)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp water
  • black food colorant
  • orange food colorant

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 8 oz cream cheese (Room Temperature)
  • 4 oz butter (Room Temperature)
  • 3 cups confectioner sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 cup shredded coconut

Instructions
 

BASE BATTER

  • In your stand mixer, cream the eggs and sugar together on high for about 5min.
  • Slowly add the flour and baking powder, beat on high for about 1min.
  • Finally add the water, beat on high for 30sec. Set aside.

BLACK AND ORANGE BATTER

  • Place two scoops of batter in a small bowl, add the black food colorant and mix well with your mini whisk. Then, using your pastry stand, place it in a pastry bag. Set aside.
  • Repeat the above step with the orange food colorant this time.

CAKE ROLL

  • Place your Flexipan® on the top of your perforated baking sheet.
  • Starting with the black batter, draw diagonal lines, leaving space in between. Then continue with the orange batter. Place in the tray in the freezer until hard, about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven at 425F/225C.
  • Take your tray out of the freezer and gently pour the batter over it, using your spatula to cover the entire surface.
  • Bake for 5 minutes at 425F/225C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cake closely)
  • Once your cake is out of the oven, flip it over and roll it with your bonMAT™ and let it cool down for about 20min or so on the kitchen counter.

COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • In your stand mixer, cream the cream cheese and sugar together on high for about 5min.
  • Slowly add the confectioner sugar, salt and vanilla. Gently mix on stir and once incorporated, add the coconut and beat on high for about 2min.

ASSEMBLY

  • Gently unroll your cake.
  • Using your spatula, spread generously your coconut cream cheese frosting all over the cake surface.
  • Roll it back using with your bonMAT™ and store in the fridge. Take it out a couple of hours prior to eating. Happy Halloween, Bon Appétit!

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Harvest Cake Roll
Amount Per Serving (8 g)
Calories 469 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 94mg31%
Sodium 258mg11%
Potassium 134mg4%
Carbohydrates 77g26%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 65g72%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 493IU10%
Calcium 91mg9%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword Cake, Cake Roll, Coconut, Cream Cheese, Halloween, Halloween Baking
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