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🍫 Chocolate Swiss Roll – Fluffy & Easy

Name: Chocolate Swiss Roll
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 roll (8 servings)
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 100 g granulated sugar; 60 g all-purpose flour; 30 g quality cocoa; 1 tsp baking powder; 250 ml heavy cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar

Alena · August 3, 2026

A classic chocolate Swiss roll filled with whipped cream is a quick dessert that always impresses. The sponge is moist and rolls up easily, so the roll won’t crack. We’ll also show a flourless variant.

Prep20 minutesBaking12 minutesTotal35 minutesDifficultyMedium

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🛒 Ingredients for the Chocolate Swiss Roll

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🍫 For the sponge:

🍶 For the filling:

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👨‍🍳 How to Make the Chocolate Swiss Roll

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1️⃣ Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line a baking tray with paper.
2️⃣ Beat the eggs with the sugar until pale, then fold in the sifted flour, cocoa and baking powder.
3️⃣ Spread the batter onto the tray and bake for 10–12 minutes.
4️⃣ Immediately turn the hot sponge onto a damp sugar-dusted towel and roll it up with the towel.
5️⃣ Unroll the cooled sponge, spread with whipped cream and roll it up again.
6️⃣ Chill to set and dust with cocoa before serving.

🔥 Tips & Variations

💡 Flourless roll: replace the flour with ground nuts or extra cocoa.
💡 Rolling the sponge while it’s still warm is key – it prevents cracking.
💡 Swap the filling for chocolate cream or ganache.