Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 egg whites
- Powdered sugar
Whipped Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz. block of cream cheese - softened
- 2 - 3 tbs. honey
- 1 tbs. orange zest
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract (optional)
Chocolate Pecan Mixture:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup pecans
Instructions
For the Chocolate Cake:
- Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a rimmed 10 – by 15-inch baking pan and line if with wax paper; grease paper. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat egg at high speed until thick and creamy.
- Gradually add granulated sugar; continue to beat, scraping bowl until mixture is creamy. Beat in water and vanilla. Slowly, add flour mixture.
- In a small bowl of a mixer, using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently, fold into batter. Pour into prepared pan; spread evenly.
- Bake 10 – 12 minutes; or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.
- Immediately, invert cake onto a clean dishtowel sprinkled with about 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar.
- Gently, peel off the wax paper; immediately roll cake and towel into a cylinder, starting with a short side.
- Let cool completely on a rack while preparing filling.
Whipped Cream Cheese Filling:
- Beat the cream cheese and honey together, using an electric mixer, until smooth and creamy.
- Using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream until light and fluffy.
- Add the orange zest, almond extract and the vanilla to the cream cheese mixture and mix.
- Gradually add the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture and mix with the electric mixer for a second or two.
Chocolate Pecan Mixture & Assembly:
- Place the chocolate chips and the pecans in a food processor and process until almost a chocolate paste.
- Unroll the cooled cake, don’t worry if the cake cracks.
- Spread about a ¼ inch of the whipped cream cheese over the cake, followed by the chocolate pecan mixture.
- If there is left over cream cheese filling, it is a wonderful dip for fruit, such as strawberries.
- Roll the cake, and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Sift powdered sugar over cake before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8