Root cake
Overview
Christmas is coming soon, let’s make a tree root cake to warm up the atmosphere. My mother took two pieces to my cousin’s house. She said they were very delicious. As long as they are delicious, I am usually only responsible for making them, not eating them. I leave the arduous task of eating to my family
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Ingredients
Steps
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Weigh out the oil and milk and put them into a small basin
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Mix well with a hand mixer
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Sift low-gluten flour, cornstarch and cocoa powder all at once, and mix evenly with a spatula
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Share the egg whites and egg yolks. Put the egg whites into a clean basin without oil and water. Put the egg yolks into the flour batter and mix evenly with a spatula
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Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites, add fine sugar in three batches, and beat until wet peaks
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Take part of the egg white and put it into the egg yolk batter, stir evenly with a spatula
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Pour the egg whites back into the bowl, stir evenly, and preheat the oven to 180 degrees
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Pour the batter into a baking pan lined with greaseproof paper
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Smooth it out, place it on the middle and lower racks of the oven, and bake for about 20 minutes. After taking it out of the oven, remove the oil and put it on the grill to cool down
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Whip the whipped cream, beat the cream a little harder, use a spatula to take out an appropriate amount of cream and put it on the cake, smooth it
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Use a rolling pin to help roll up the cake roll
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Wrap it in oil paper, roll it tightly, and put it in the refrigerator for at least half an hour to set
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Place chocolate and milk in a bowl and melt over warm water
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Take out the cake roll, tear off the parchment paper, pour the chocolate melt onto the cake roll, smooth it evenly with a spatula,
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After the chocolate is semi-solidified, use a small fork to score lines from the left side to the right side of the cake roll
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Place it in the refrigerator to speed up the solidification of the chocolate and then you can eat it
