Chocolate Ice-Cream Cake Roll

We brought this to a dinner party, and it was one of three desserts there but the first to go! Drizzle chocolate syrup and or raspberry sauce over the top of each slice just before serving.

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 4  egg yolks
• 1⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 4  egg whites
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  cups  softened ice cream
•  powdered sugar (to garnish)

Directions

1. Grease and lightly flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan, and set aside.
2. Stir together flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda and set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl beat egg yolks and vanilla with an electric mixer on high for 5 minutes or till thick and lemon colored.
4. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar beating on high till sugar is almost completely dissolved.
5. Thoroughly wash beaters.
6. In separate bowl beat egg whites on medium speed till soft peaks form.
7. Gradually add the 1/2 cup sugar, beating till stiff peaks form.
8. Fold egg yolk mixture in with egg whites.
9. Sprinkle flour mixture over egg mixture, folding gently just till combined.
10. Spread batter evenly in the pan.
11. Bake 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
12. Cake should spring back when touched lightly.
13. Immediately loosen edges of cake and turn over on towel lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
14. Roll the cake up w/ the towel jelly roll style, short end to short end.
15. Cool on wire rack, unroll and spread w/ softened ice cream.
16. Roll up again wrap in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours before serving.