White Chocolate and Peach Roulade

This sponge recipe is really versitile it can be used for roulades or layer cakes. It is really flexible so great for rolling up with out cracks appearing. You can also freeze the sponge in sheets and it remains flexible. This recipe is also gluten free so a great one to have in your culinary repertoire.
Level:
Easy
Makes:
2 roulades
Shelf life:
3 days in a refrigerator

Chocolate Meringue Sponge

Ingredients: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

  • 240 g
    egg whites

Preparation: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

Place the egg whites in to a machine bowl and whisk on a medium speed.

Ingredients: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

  • 160 g
    caster sugar

Preparation: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

Slowly pour in all of the caster sugar.
Whisk to make a firm meringue

Ingredients: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

  • 90 g
    egg yolks
  • 60 g
    cocoa powder

Preparation: Chocolate Meringue Sponge

Add the egg yolks into the meringue and whisk in.

Mix in cocoa powder.

Smooth out on to a sil pat mat.
A 27 x 35 x 1cm frame can be used so that you get a consistent product

Cook at 180c for 8 min
Take out of the oven, place a sheet of greaseproof paper on top and remove from the tray straight away
You will need to flip the meringue sponge over after cooking.

This will make 2 x chocolate meringue sheets (based on frame size above) or 1 on a 60 x 40cm tray

White Chocolate Cremeux

Ingredients: White Chocolate Cremeux

  • 195 g
    milk
  • 195 g
    cream
  • 1 g
    Prova vanilla paste

Preparation: White Chocolate Cremeux

Add milk, cream, vanilla into a pan and bring to the boil

Ingredients: White Chocolate Cremeux

  • 40 g
    caster sugar
  • 75 g
    Egg yolk

Preparation: White Chocolate Cremeux

In a bowl, add egg yolks and sugar and mix. Add into pan.

Ingredients: White Chocolate Cremeux

  • 5 g
    gelatin

Preparation: White Chocolate Cremeux

Add the gelatine
Heat to 83°c

Ingredients: White Chocolate Cremeux

Preparation: White Chocolate Cremeux

Pour contents of the pan over the white chocolate

Ingredients: White Chocolate Cremeux

  • 37 g
    melted cocoa butter

Preparation: White Chocolate Cremeux

Add melted cocoa butter
Cover tightly with clingfilm and put in the fridge

Dark Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • 50 g
    glucose
  • 330 g
    cream

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Add glucose and cream together in a saucepan and bring to the boil

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Pour onto chocolate and hand blend until emulsified

Ingredients: Dark Chocolate Glaze

  • 105 g
    butter

Preparation: Dark Chocolate Glaze

Add butter and emulsify again

Assembly

Ingredients: Assembly

  • Q.S.
    Peach Conserve
  • Q.S.
    Freeze dried strawberries

Preparation: Assembly

Flip meringue sponge back over and peel off greaseproof paper
Spoon white chocolate cremeux onto meringue sponge and smooth out with a palette knife
Pipe lines of peach conserve
Break up freeze dried strawberries and evenly scatter over
Roll roulade carefully - once rolled, use metal ruler or something firm to make sure roulade is tightly rolled
Cling film whilst still in greaseproof paper and put in the freezer
Freeze until required

Finish and Decoration

Place roulade on a wire rack/tray and glaze using your 811 dark chocolate glaze
Allow excess glaze to fall off before moving onto your presentation plate
Decorate with  white curved chocolate shavings and fresh chopped strawberries
Dust with Callebaut Botanical Decor cocoa powder