Dark Chocolate Cake Roll With Peppermint Filling

Let me just start off by saying, this Dark Chocolate Cake Roll With Peppermint Filling is from A Treats Affair. I normally develop my own recipes, but I needed a cake roll for a collab I was in on Instagram and didn’t have time or desire to develop my own. This recipe is absolutely delicious and I bet you will love it too.

Roll Cakes

Rolled cakes are a little tricky to make. Trust me, I made this one 5 times to get it the way I wanted. My biggest hang-up was I wanted a perfect cake with no cracks, moisture, etc. This is tough to achieve, but possible!

A little about rolled cakes.

• They are a sponge cake, meaning they have a high egg to flour ratio.
• You want to maintain the egg structure after beating, so fold in the dry ingredients carefully.
• The cake will need to be rolled while it is still hot. This will give the cake “memory” for when you roll it with the filling.
• After you have fill and rolled the cake with the filling, wrap tightly in saran wrap and place in the fridge to chill for several hours or even overnight as I did. This helps the filling to set and the cake to firm. It makes it so much easier to handle.

Making The Batter For The Dark Chocolate Cake Roll With Peppermint Filling

Start by beating your eggs and sugar. This will take a while, like 3-5 minutes. I used my hand mixer, but you can also use a stand mixer for more ease! I just recently purchased this hand mixer. It was pretty inexpensive and has worked perfectly!

Now, you will want to keep your eggs you just worked so hard mixing light and fluffy. To achieve this, make sure your dry ingredients are sifted carefully, then sifted again before adding them to your eggs.

Now, with a rubber spatula, blend the wet and dry. Be careful when you do this not to deflate all your eggs.

Pour immediately into your parchment-lined jelly roll pan. Spread carefully, again being mindful of the egg structure.

Baking The Chocolate Sponge

Now, this cake bakes pretty quickly, 12 minutes to be exact. You don’t want to overbake or you will wind up with a dry cake. Also, dry cakes are more likely to crack, so keep an eye on the baking time!

While it is baking, prep your towel for rolling. To do this, sprinkle a clean tea towel with powdered sugar. Don’t be shy here. You do not want this to stick!!

As soon as the cake is baked, invert onto the sugared towel. With the parchment and the bottom, it comes out with no problem. Carefully peel back the parchment. The cake will need to be rolled while it is hot, so as soon as the parchment comes off, start rolling. Be careful as you roll, but also roll as tightly as you are able. It is what will create the perfect swirl.

The Peppermint Filling

Honestly, my favorite part of this cake may have been the peppermint filling. It was so, so good! Start by pulsing some Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses in a food processor. I am using my Cuisinart food processor that has been a personal favorite for years and years.

In another bowl, mix your cream cheese, butter, and melted white chocolate. I am telling you, this cake has all the good stuff! Pour the kisses into your mix. ! Mix it all together really well.

I didn’t get a picture of me rolling the cake as I was too stressed and concentrating on the cake instead of photos. But, here is how it works, unroll your cake. Fill with the filling, then roll back up. The roll it all tightly with saran wrap and place in the fridge to set up. I put mine in overnight to make sure it was solid.

Cake Decorating

For topping the cake, Roxanne used a ganache and crushed candy canes. I am doing the same. You can buy the candy canes crushed, or you can do it yourself. I am sure you can tell what I did:).

Now, get a nice smooth ganache and pour over the cake roll. Spread evenly with the spoon or an offset spatula. I used dark chocolate in mine, but you can always go with sem-sweet or milk if you prefer.

The Finished Dark Chocolate Cake Roll With Peppermint Filling

Here is the finished roll. Not as perfect as I wanted, but still really delicious and beautiful! The chocolate sponge cake is light and chocolatey and lends itself perfectly to that luscious peppermint filling.

This cake was a huge hit in our house as my oldest son and I love peppermint anything. My husband loves chocolate too, so everyone was happy.

Other Options

Are you looking for a few other sweet options? Let me throw a few ideas at you:

• How about dark chocolate and dried cherry whole wheat cookies?
• These caramel pecan bars are also really dreamy!!
• I also love these chocolate chip cookies with pretzels and caramels

Maybe you feel like you need a salad after this luscious Dark Chocolate Cake Roll With Peppermint Filling? I can help you with that too.

• What about this Autumn Kale Salad? This has been on repeat here and my husband and I are obsessed.
• Wild Rice Salad with apples was served on our Thanksgiving table and we loved it!
• This Fall Fruit Salad With Pears is also so delicious!