Recipe: Chocolate Swiss roll

Recipe: Chocolate Swiss roll

Ingredients:

1 cup plain flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
½ tsp baking powder
3 - 4 tsp cocoa powder
½ litre vanilla ice cream
3 tbsp castor sugar
½ cup grated chocolate for decoration
1 cup cherries (fresh or canned)
200 ml cream




Method:
Sieve flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together.
Beat eggs and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add flour and mix well.
Spread the mixture in a greased Swiss roll tray.
Bake for 15-20 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees.
Cool and divide the cake into three equal parts.
Spread half of the ice cream and cherries on one slice of the cake and cover it with the other slice.
Repeat the same procedure on the second slice and put the last slice on the top.
Whip cream with a little sugar and when stiff, cover the whole cake with it.
Decorate it with the grated chocolates.
Chill and serve cold.