White Chocolate and Cherry Roulade

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    519
based on 52 ratings

This luxurious dessert is a must try. Delicate meringue filled with sweetened cream and a wintry spice infused cherry compote. Perfect for a dinner party or special occasion.

recipe updated Nov 27, 2024

Ingredients

  • Cherries icon
    Cherries
    400 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • White chocolate icon
    White chocolate
    150 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    4
  • Cream of tartar icon
    Cream of tartar
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    270 g
  • Cointreau icon
    Cointreau
    1 tablespoon
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Star anise pod icon
    Star anise pod
    1
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    1
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    1 teaspoon
  • Water icon
    Water
    2 tablespoons
  • Whipping cream icon
    Whipping cream
    400 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    50 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    ½ teaspoon
  • Cherries icon
    Cherries
    10
  • Orange zest icon
    Orange zest
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Baking pan - 13 x 9"
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Heatproof bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  2. Line a clean baking pan with parchment paper then set aside
  3. Attach the Whisk
  4. Add egg white and cream of tartar to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  5. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  6. Whisk with splashguard fitted until soft peaks form - 40 sec, Speed 6
  7. Add caster sugar to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl slowly while machine is running
  8. Whisk with splashguard fitted until stiff peaks form - 3 min, Speed Max
  9. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to baking pan
  10. Spread until level
  11. Bake until light golden - 25 min, 160°C
  12. Remove from oven and let cool
  13. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  14. Attach the Creaming Beater
  15. Add cherries, cointreau, orange, caster sugar, ground cloves, star anise pod and cinnamon stick to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  16. Add cornflour and water to a clean small bowl
  17. Stir until well combined
  18. Pour cornflour mixture into Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  19. Cook with splashguard fitted - 10 min, 104°C, Stir 1
  20. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to heatproof bowl and let cool
  21. Cover the baked meringue in the tin with a clean kitchen towel
  22. Carefully turn over and remove the tin, leave the parchment paper on top
  23. Loosely roll up the baked meringue, with the parchment paper, into a log
  24. Let cool completely
  25. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  26. Attach the Whisk
  27. Add whipping cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  28. Whisk with splashguard fitted until thickened - 1 min, Speed 3
  29. Transfer content of Cooking Chef XL Bowl to medium bowl then set aside
  30. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  31. Attach the Creaming Beater
  32. Add white chocolate to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  33. Mix with splashguard fitted until melted - 10 min, 60°C, Stir 1
  34. Unroll the baked meringue, leaving the kitchen towel underneath. Remove the parchment paper
  35. Spread the whipped cream over the meringue, leaving a 3cm margin along the edges
  36. Drizzle one third of the melted chocolate over the cream layer
  37. Remove the star anise and cinnamon stick from cooled cherry compote
  38. Drizzle half of the cherry compote over the cream and chocolate layer
  39. Use the kitchen towel to help you roll the meringue with the filling into a log
  40. Transfer carefully to a serving plate
  41. Drizzle with the remaining chocolate and cherry compote
  42. Decorate with cherries and orange zest
  43. Serve
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