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Vegan Swiss Cake Roll

Vegan Swiss Cake Rolls

Lisa
A chocolate flavored cake wrapped around a sweet cashew cream filling, topped with a drizzle of chocolate.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Place the cake in the refridgerator before adding the chocolate drizzle before cutting into slices. 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Course Dessert, vegan
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 1 High Speed Blender
  • 1 18 x 13 inch Sheet Pan
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

Ingredients used in the cake

  • 1 1/2 Cup Oat Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Gluten Free Flour I used the King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten free flour. Pick your favorite gluten free flour.
  • 1/2 Cup Powdered Cocoa
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Real Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 1/4 Cup Oil I use either olive or avocado oil.
  • 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Cup Plant Based Milk I used a unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
  • 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

Ingredients for the cream filling

  • 1 Cup Raw Cashews
  • 1 Cup Plant Based Milk I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
  • 1/4 Cup Real Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Chocolate Drizzle

  • 1 Cup Chocolate Chips Use your favorite chocolate chips. Use less or more chocolate chips for more chocolate drizzle.
  • 1 Tbsp Smooth Peanut Butter Use your favorite peanut butter.

Instructions
 

The Cake

  • In a small mixing bowl, add water to the raw cashews and leave them to soak for 4 to 6 hours. (This will be used for the cream filling later.)
  • Preheat the oven to 350° F.
  • Prepare a 18 x 13 inch sheet pan with parchment paper, set aside.
  • Measure the plant based milk in a one cup measuring cup.
  • Next, stir in the apple cider vinegar, and set aside to curdle, this is the vegan buttermilk.
  • In a small mixing bowl, mix together the flours, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • *Can't find oat flour? Make your own, add the oats to a high speed blender and blend until you have the consistency of a flour.
  • Next add the maple syrup, apple sauce, oil, vegan buttermilk, and the vanilla.
  • Continue by stirring until well combined, then pour and spread into to the sheet pan.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Once the cake is done, remove from the oven.
  • Leave the cake to cool for about 15 minutes or until you are able to touch.
  • Pick up the cake by the parchment paper, flip the pan over and place the cake on the bottom of the pan, roll a rolling pin over the cake to flatten.
  • After flattening the cake, pick the cake up by the parchment paper, flip the pan back over, and place the cake back to continue to cool completely.
  • While the cake is cooling, make the cream filling.

Cream cheese filling

  • After soaking for 4 to 6 hours, drain and rinse the cashews.
  • Add the cashews to a high speed blender.
  • Continue adding to the blender, the plant based milk, maple syrup and vanilla.
  • Blend on the highest setting until the mixture is creamy smooth.
  • Pour into a sauce pan and cook on medium heat for about 5 to 10 minutes, this will thicken the sauce.
  • After 5 to 10 minutes, remove from heat, set aside to let the mixture cool.

Assembling the Vegan Swiss Cake Roll

  • Spread the cream cheese over the cooled cake.
  • Next, remove the cake by the parchment paper, and lay it onto the counter.
  • Start to slowly roll the cake, using the parchment paper, starting at the short end, and continue to the other end.
  • Leaving the cake rolled in the parchment paper.
  • Place it in the refrigerator for about an hour before serving (this will help to firm and set the cake, making it easier to cut).
  • After about an hour of the cake being in the refrigerator.
  • Remove from the fridge and slowly remove the parchment paper placing the roll onto a cutting board.

Chocolate Drizzle

  • In a small bowl, add peanut butter and chocolate chips.
  • Place the bowl in the microwave at about 30 second intervals, be sure to stir at each interval.
  • Continue heating until the chocolate has melted and smooth.
  • Once the chocolate is smooth, drizzle over the cake.
  • Cut and serve with your favorite ice cream, Enjoy!
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