Low Fat Chocolate and Raspberry Swiss Roll
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 319.8
- Total Fat: 5.8 g
- Cholesterol: 202.5 mg
- Sodium: 200.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 58.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.8 g
- Protein: 13.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Low Fat Chocolate and Raspberry Swiss Roll calories by ingredient
Introduction
You can make the sponge bit the day before and then put the filling in a couple of hours before serving and keep it in the fridge. I always dish it up with raspberry coulis (very easy to make, I’ve included it in the recipe) and frozen yoghurt or ice cream. Yummy! You can make the sponge bit the day before and then put the filling in a couple of hours before serving and keep it in the fridge. I always dish it up with raspberry coulis (very easy to make, I’ve included it in the recipe) and frozen yoghurt or ice cream. Yummy!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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For the sponge
3 eggs
85g caster sugar
85g plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
For the filling
150g low fat fromage frais
1 tsp cocoa powder
150g fresh raspberries
1 tbsp icing sugar
For the raspberry coulis
200g fresh (or frozen) raspberries
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
Tips
*Fromage frais can be found in all supermarkets, usually next to the natural yoghurts as opposed to the creams, which is where I first spent hours looking. It’s very similar to Greek yoghurt but is a little bit thicker, lower in sugar and completely fat free. It’s really good for ‘the healthier option’ such as filling this Swiss roll; I also use it to substitute mayo in coleslaw and salads and for my Alpen in the morning. It is advisable to use fresh raspberries for the filling as defrosted frozen ones can turn a bit soggy and make your filling runny. However as you’re blending them for the coulis, that doesn’t matter too much there.
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (gas mark 5) and line and grease a Swiss roll tin (or a rectangular baking tray like me) roughly 30x24cm.
2) Put the eggs and sugar into a large clean mixing bowl and blitz together with an electric whisk on high speed until the mixture is thick, glossy and light in colour and will leave a little trail when you lift the whisk (see photo). You can try to do this by hand, and it does get there eventually but your arm might fall off. Just sayin’.
3) In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (that’s yer flour, cocoa powder and baking powder) then sieve (SIEVE! Really important for this recipe) the dry stuff into your egg and sugar mixture.
4) Using a metal spoon, gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet. Be as gentle as possible and stop folding as soon as all the dry stuff is mixed in. Your mixture should look really foamy and airy.
Left: Sieve the dry ingredients in, TR: Fold in with a metal spoon
BR: Stop folding when mixed
5) Spoon the mixture into your prepared baking tin. Spread it into the edges with a spatula and level the top as best as you can. Bake in the preheated oven for roughly 10-12 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned and when you press gently on the middle of the sponge there’s a slight spring-back. Don’t over bake cos if you do you’ll never be able to roll it up.
6) While the sponge is baking, prepare a piece of baking paper a bit larger than your Swiss roll tin. Lay it out on your worktop and dust a bit of icing sugar on it with a sieve. Wait patiently for your roll to bake and make sure no one opens the kitchen door, allowing a gust of wind in and blowing your icing sugar into oblivion.
7) As soon as your roll is out of the oven, and while it’s still piping hot, lift it out of the baking tray with the baking paper it was cooked on. Turn it upside down onto your dusted clean bit of baking paper and peel the baked piece of baking paper off the top.
TL: Pour into tin and level, Right: Rolled up with baking paper
BL: Rolled up and store until use
8) With a serrated knife, carefully trim all 4 edges off the Swiss roll. These bits will have gone a bit crispy in the oven and they will cause the roll to crack if you try to roll it up before trimming them off.
9) Starting from one of the short sides, carefully roll the sponge up (not too tightly) with the dusted baking paper. Rest the sponge on the join after it’s rolled to stop it unravelling. You need to do this while the sponge is still warm, as it tends to crack if you try anything after it’s cooled.
10) Set the sponge aside to cool, if you need to store it overnight, put it in an airtight container after it has completely cooled. Do not put it in the fridge, this makes the sponge hard, making it very difficult to unroll and fill without cracking later on.
11) For the filling, put ¾ of the raspberries into a bowl and crush them roughly with the back of a fork. Add the fromage frais and sugar and mix until you get a lovely streaky pink mixture. You can keep this in the fridge until you need to use it.
12) To fill the sponge, wait for it to cool completely, then carefully unroll it. Try not to lay it completely flat when unrolled, sort of prop the end with your hand or something, then spoon your fromage frais mixture into the centre, leaving a 1cm gap around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining raspberries over, and then carefully roll the sponge back up, this time without the baking paper in between. Rest the roll on the join, and keep in the fridge until serving. You can give it a quick dusting of icing sugar or cocoa powder just before serving it to make it look magnificent.
13) For the raspberry coulis, literally stick all the ingredients into a blender and blitz the hell out of it, you don’t even need to defrost the raspberries first. When it’s smooth, pour it into a fine sieve and just push everything through with a spoon to get the pips out.
14) Serve the roll cut into thick slices, with a scoop of ice cream or frozen yoghurt and coulis poured all over. Delicious!! You can also try serving with cream, chocolate sauce, melted chocolate, sprinkles or whatever you want. Also try substituting the raspberries for strawberries and serve with fresh strawberries dipped in melted chocolate on the side.
Serving Size: Makes 5 slices
2) Put the eggs and sugar into a large clean mixing bowl and blitz together with an electric whisk on high speed until the mixture is thick, glossy and light in colour and will leave a little trail when you lift the whisk (see photo). You can try to do this by hand, and it does get there eventually but your arm might fall off. Just sayin’.
3) In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (that’s yer flour, cocoa powder and baking powder) then sieve (SIEVE! Really important for this recipe) the dry stuff into your egg and sugar mixture.
4) Using a metal spoon, gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet. Be as gentle as possible and stop folding as soon as all the dry stuff is mixed in. Your mixture should look really foamy and airy.
Left: Sieve the dry ingredients in, TR: Fold in with a metal spoon
BR: Stop folding when mixed
5) Spoon the mixture into your prepared baking tin. Spread it into the edges with a spatula and level the top as best as you can. Bake in the preheated oven for roughly 10-12 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned and when you press gently on the middle of the sponge there’s a slight spring-back. Don’t over bake cos if you do you’ll never be able to roll it up.
6) While the sponge is baking, prepare a piece of baking paper a bit larger than your Swiss roll tin. Lay it out on your worktop and dust a bit of icing sugar on it with a sieve. Wait patiently for your roll to bake and make sure no one opens the kitchen door, allowing a gust of wind in and blowing your icing sugar into oblivion.
7) As soon as your roll is out of the oven, and while it’s still piping hot, lift it out of the baking tray with the baking paper it was cooked on. Turn it upside down onto your dusted clean bit of baking paper and peel the baked piece of baking paper off the top.
TL: Pour into tin and level, Right: Rolled up with baking paper
BL: Rolled up and store until use
8) With a serrated knife, carefully trim all 4 edges off the Swiss roll. These bits will have gone a bit crispy in the oven and they will cause the roll to crack if you try to roll it up before trimming them off.
9) Starting from one of the short sides, carefully roll the sponge up (not too tightly) with the dusted baking paper. Rest the sponge on the join after it’s rolled to stop it unravelling. You need to do this while the sponge is still warm, as it tends to crack if you try anything after it’s cooled.
10) Set the sponge aside to cool, if you need to store it overnight, put it in an airtight container after it has completely cooled. Do not put it in the fridge, this makes the sponge hard, making it very difficult to unroll and fill without cracking later on.
11) For the filling, put ¾ of the raspberries into a bowl and crush them roughly with the back of a fork. Add the fromage frais and sugar and mix until you get a lovely streaky pink mixture. You can keep this in the fridge until you need to use it.
12) To fill the sponge, wait for it to cool completely, then carefully unroll it. Try not to lay it completely flat when unrolled, sort of prop the end with your hand or something, then spoon your fromage frais mixture into the centre, leaving a 1cm gap around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining raspberries over, and then carefully roll the sponge back up, this time without the baking paper in between. Rest the roll on the join, and keep in the fridge until serving. You can give it a quick dusting of icing sugar or cocoa powder just before serving it to make it look magnificent.
13) For the raspberry coulis, literally stick all the ingredients into a blender and blitz the hell out of it, you don’t even need to defrost the raspberries first. When it’s smooth, pour it into a fine sieve and just push everything through with a spoon to get the pips out.
14) Serve the roll cut into thick slices, with a scoop of ice cream or frozen yoghurt and coulis poured all over. Delicious!! You can also try serving with cream, chocolate sauce, melted chocolate, sprinkles or whatever you want. Also try substituting the raspberries for strawberries and serve with fresh strawberries dipped in melted chocolate on the side.
Serving Size: Makes 5 slices