Chocolate Spring Roll Recipes

CHOCOLATE ROLL I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line one 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease and flour lightly.
• Separate the eggs. Beat the whites with the cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar.
• Sift the remaining sugar, cocoa, and flour together. Beat the egg yolks until thick and fold the flour mixture into them. Stir in vanilla. (The egg yolk mixture will be very stiff). Carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the beaten egg whites. Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Let cake cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a towel sprinkled with confectioner's sugar, peel off parchment paper and roll cake up with the towel. Let cake cool completely. Unroll cake and spread with the whipped cream. Roll again. Serve with Foamy Butter Sauce or Fudge Sauce. For variation, you can add 2 tablespoons of rum or your favorite liqueur to the whipped cream. Serves 8.

CHOCOLATE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 1/2 by 13 1/2 by 3/4-inch pan. Cut waxed paper width of pan plus 5 inches in length. Line the pan so there is at least 2 inches of waxed paper extending over both ends of the pan. Grease the paper.
• Separate the eggs, and beat the yolks with the sugar, until they are light, creamy and thickened.
• Break chocolate into pieces and place in medium saucepan with the water. Melt over hot (not boiling) and let cool.
• Using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir the chocolate into the yolks and fold in the beaten egg whites. Gently combine. To facilitate this, put a small amount of whites into the yolk and chocolate mixture and then add all this back into the whites.
• Spread the chocolate mixture evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Shut off the oven and bake 5 minutes more. Practice will tell you if the timing is right.
• Remove from the oven and cover top with a dishtowel wrung out in cold water. Stretch the cloth tight and tuck under the pan. Cool, and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Remove the cloth carefully and loosen edges with knife. Dust top heavily and completely with cocoa. Lay 2 pieces of waxed paper longer than the pan side by side overlapping with the top over the bottom. Turn out cake on bottom end of paper and carefully pull off the waxed paper.
• Whip the cream over a bowl of ice, and add the sugar and vanilla when it begins to thicken. Beat until stiff.
• Spread the cake with the whipped cream, with less towards the top. Roll the cake from bottom, the long side forward, using the waxed paper to roll it. When rolled, the paper should be all around it so you can mold it with your hands as you finish. Put on a long wooden board to chill for a few hours.
• When ready to serve, open the paper and cut off along side with the tip of a knife. If there are cracks along the side, dust all over with the cocoa in a shaker or use a small sieve or sifter to distribute it where needed.

BANANA CHOCOLATE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large, deep (at least 2 quarts) pot.
• Place 1 piece of the quartered banana and several small chocolate pieces at the bottom of the wonton wrapper. Sprinkle with sugar and wet the edges with water. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Wrap like a burrito and drop into the oil. Fry until golden brown and place on a plate with paper towels to soak up excess oil until ready to serve.
• Sprinkle again with sugar. Place on the serving plate with a scoop of ice cream.

CHOCOLATE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring cream and butter to a boil over medium-high heat in small saucepan. Remove from heat and sprinkle chocolate over cream mixture; let stand 1 minute. Stir with wire whisk until smooth; stir in nuts. Chill in refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.
• Lay egg (what?) roll wrapper on work surface. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoon of chocolate filling into center of wrapper, shaping chocolate into elongated shape. Brush edges of wrapper with water. Fold in sides and roll up very tightly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed.
• In a large heavy skillet, heat 3/4" oil to 350°F Fry spring rolls in small batches until golden, Turning once, about one minute per side. Transfer with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving, if desired.

CHOCOLATE KUMQUAT SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Put the kumquat slices and their juices into a small saucepan, add the cream and salt, and warm over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edges of the pan. Remove from the heat.
• 2. Put the chocolate into the bowl of a food processor and pour the hot kumquat cream over it. Let sit for 2 minutes, then process until the mixture becomes smooth and shiny. Add the egg yolk, Grand Marnier, and butter and process to combine.
• 3. Line an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Pour the chocolate mixture into the pan and transfer to the freezer. Freeze, uncovered, until completely hard.
• 4. Unmold the chocolate bar and peel off the plastic wrap. Cut the bar lengthwise in half, then cut each half crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. You should have 36 chocolate bars.
• 5. Lightly brush the entire surface of a spring roll wrapper with a bit of the beaten egg. Turn the wrapper so that you see a diamond, and lay a chocolate bar across the end closest to you so that the ends of the bar meet the edges of the wrapper to form a triangle. Take the corner of the wrapper closest to you and wrap it around the chocolate, then roll the chocolate away from you one full rotation. Tightly fold the sides in toward the center, then continue to roll up to the end of the wrapper, making sure the end is tightly sealed. Set on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and chocolate. Freeze the spring rolls for at least 10 minutes or up to 2 days; take them out only when you are ready to fry them.
• 6. Fill a saucepan with oil to a depth of 2 inches and heat to 350°F. When the oil is ready (a tiny pinch of flour will sizzle), add a few spring rolls, taking care to not crowd the pan, and cook, turning occasionally and adjusting the heat as necessary to maintain 350°F, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels and cook the remaining rolls. Serve warm.

BANANA CHOCOLATE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425º F.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
• Lay two spring roll wrappers on a clean work surface; brush wrappers lightly with melted butter.
• Slice the bananas in half on the diagonal.
• Place one banana half in the lower third portion of the wrapper and cover with the chocolate.
• Sprinkle a little salt over the chocolate and top with the remaining banana half; roll into a tight package.
• Continue until all bananas and wrappers are rolled.
• Place the finished banana rolls on the lined baking tray and brush tops and edges with butter.
• Bake for 5-7 minutes on the baking tray and serve when golden brown.