Lemon, chocolate and berry roulade

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 mediums Eggs
125 grams Caster sugar, plus extra dusting
½ teaspoon Vanilla essence
50 grams Desiccated coconut
1 Lemon, grated rind & juice
175 grams Plain chocolate
300 millilitres Double cream, whipped
225 grams Mixed berries (eg redcurrants, tayberries, raspberries, strawberries) stalks removed, hulled and halved if necessary
Fresh mint and extra berries, to decorate
Icing sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400f/Gas 6. Lightly oil and line a 23x33cm Swiss roll tin with non-stick baking paper.

2. Whisk together the eggs, caster sugar and vanilla essence with an electric whisk for 5 minutes until thick and frothy and the whisk leaves a trail. Fold in the coconut and lemon rind and pour into the tin. Bake for 12-15 minutes until firm. Leave to cool.

3. Lay a sheet of non-stick baking paper the same size as the tin on a flat surface and sprinkle with the extra caster sugar. Turn the roulade on to the paper and peel off the lining paper. Trim the edges of the roulade, then sprinkle over the lemon juice.

4. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, then spread over the roulade and top with the fresh berries. Lift the paper along one of the short sides and use to help roll up the roulade.

Decorate with the reserved cream, fresh berries and sprigs of mint. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

To freeze: freeze at the end of stage 2 for up to 3 months.

NOTES : The Tuile baskets can be stored in an airtight container for 2-3 days. Add the filling just before serving. We've suggested using tayberries, a purple-coloured hybrid of blackberries and raspberries, for variety, but if you can't get hold of them, use any soft red fruit.

Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Serves 8 Per serving: 426 cals, 31 g fat

Recipe by: BBC Vegetarian Good Food, July 1997 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #645 by Kerry Erwin <kerry@...> on Jun 16, 1997

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