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Chocolate Cake Roll
6 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1-1/2 cups whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Additional confectioners' sugar
Place egg whites in a small mixing bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in vanilla. combine the flour, cocoa and salt; add to egg yolk mixture until blended.
Beat egg whites on medium until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining, sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, Beating on high until stiff peaks form. Stir a fourth of the egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining egg white mixture until no egg white streaks remain.
Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-n. baking pan with parchment paper; greased the paper. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center (do not overbake).
Cool for 5 minutes; invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off parchment paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire racks.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form; chill. Unroll cake; spread with whipped cream to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam down on serving platter; chill. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar before serving. Makes 12 servings.
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