Preheat oven
to 350. Grease a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan. Line with
waxed paper. Grease paper.
Sift together
flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, &
salt.
Beat together
granulated sugar & egg yolks at high speed until
light & fluffy. At low speed, alternately beat milk
& flour mixture into egg mixture.
Using clean
beaters, beat egg whites at high speed until stiff, but
not dry, peaks form. Fold one-third of beaten whites into
batter. Fold in remaining whites. Spread batter in
prepared pan; smooth top.
Bake cake
until set, 12 min. Dust a clean cloth with confectioners
sugar. Turn cake out onto prepared cloth. Remove waxed
paper. Trim cake edges.
Starting with
a long side, roll up cake, jelly-roll style. Transfer,
seam-side down, to a wire rack to cool for 30
min
Unroll cake,
remove cloth. Spread cream over cake to within 1-inch of
edges. Re-roll cake. Place, seam-side down, on serving
plate.
To prepare
frosting, in a small saucepan, bring cream, melted
chocolate, & butter to a boil over medium heat,
stirring vigorously until blended. Remove from heat. Let
stand until set.
Spread
frosting over top & sides of cake.
To prepare
garnish, dust work surface with confectioners sugar.
Knead food coloring into marzipan until blended. Using a
rolling pin dusted with confectioners sugar, roll
marzipan to a 1/8-inch thickness. Using a small knife,
cut out leaves.
Arrange
leaves, cinnamon candies, & snowmen on top of cake
& around plate. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Contributed by
John Putman
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