Chocolate Banana Roulade
Don’t you just love the creamy filling of a roulade? It’s all sweetened and vanilla-flavored cream cheese. Enhance the base with chocolate flakes and mashed bananas. Dare to be decadent by topping the whole thing with whipped cream and even more chocolate flakes.
Ingredients Needed for Chocolate Banana Roulade
For the dough:
3 bananas, sliced
3 ounces of brown sugar
3 ounces of sugar
2 whisked eggs
salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces of melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ounces of flour
3 ounces of chocolate flake
For the filling:
10 ounces of cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces of powdered sugar
whipped cream for garnishing (optional)
chocolate flakes for garnishing (optional)
How to Make Chocolate Banana Roulade
For the dough:
- Add the sliced bananas to a bowl and mash them.
- Keep adding the two types of sugar, whisked eggs, a pinch of salt, baking soda, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth using a hand mixer.
- Add the flour and chocolate flakes and mix more until even.
- Line an 11 x 7 x 2-inch baking dish with parchment paper, pour the batter into it and bake for 15 minutes at 400⁰F/200⁰C.
For the filling:
- Add the cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar to a bowl. Mix until smooth using a hand mixer.
- Remove the roulade base from the oven and let it cool. Spread the creamy mixture over it and roll.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours. Optionally serve topped with whipped cream and more chocolate flakes.