Valentine’s Roll for everyone, completely gluten-free with chocolate and orange cream without milk, super light. Because we all love sweets, but if they’re also good and light, even better. My cream for the chocolate roll today is a milk-free orange cream, so it’s light. Today I really wanted to go overboard by making a completely gluten-free dessert, I used rice flour and instead of milk, I added orange juice.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Valentine's Day, All Seasons
- Energy 125.26 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 22.80 (g) of which sugars 15.40 (g)
- Proteins 4.62 (g)
- Fat 2.83 (g) of which saturated 1.33 (g)of which unsaturated 1.47 (g)
- Fibers 1.18 (g)
- Sodium 39.32 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 98 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Valentine’s Roll
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1 egg
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp acacia honey
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Tools needed for the roll
- Stand Mixer
- Parchment Paper
- Spatula
- Small saucepan
- Whisk
- Citrus Juicer
Steps to prepare the roll
I always prepare the orange cream first so it has time to cool well while I prepare the chocolate roll.
With a hand whisk, beat the egg with the sugar and rice flour. Squeeze three oranges and add the juice gradually to avoid lumps. Five minutes and the cream is ready, let it cool before using it.
Start beating the egg whites in the stand mixer, you can also use an electric whisk or do it by hand. Gradually add the sugar and honey. When the egg whites become stiff peaks, incorporate the yolks one by one. Sift the flour and cocoa together and gently add them to the mixture with a spatula using a bottom-up motion. Place parchment paper on the baking sheet and spread the roll dough. Bake for 10 minutes at 375°F.
With the parchment paper on the counter, turn over the baked roll. Now that the orange cream is cold, lay it on the roll and spread it evenly with the spatula. Using the parchment paper, roll up the roll with the orange cream.
Here’s the Valentine’s Roll ready.
FAQ
Can I prepare the orange cream the day before?
Yes, you can prepare the orange cream for the roll the day before by storing it in the fridge, of course.
