Triple Chocolate Swiss Roll

The rainy weather over the past few days has made me lethargic and lazy. I was sitting in front of my laptop aimlessly going through my blog materials when I found this draft post amongst my few other long overdue drafts. I'm not sure how other bakers do, but I often find myself saving my draft recipes when I couldn't think of what to write. Somehow, I feel "obligated" to share something meaningful in my blog post, or at least the reasons behind each bake before I publish a recipe. Not that my other published blog posts are all that meaningfully or wonderfully written, but I find my mind blocked especially when my bake is kind of impromptu for no special occasions or planned intentions. And this is one of the times...

Triple Chocolate Swiss Roll

So amongst my few draft blogposts, I have decided to share this Triple Chocolate Swiss Roll which I have baked sometime back. Triple because it's a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream coated with chocolate rice! *Grin* Anyway, it seems like my mood has been pretty much affected by the gloomy weather of late, and looking at this swiss roll just seems to bring back those good old memories of family and friends in younger days as this used to be my childhood sweets.

How does this Triple Chocolate Swiss Roll remind you of your good old memories?

MultiColour-Striped Swiss Roll with Vanilla Buttercream

The month-long Aspiring Bakers' theme event, which is also the very last theme event is coming to an end. To mark a close for my submission, I shall have another swiss roll bake. ^_^

MultiColour-Striped Swiss Roll with Vanilla Buttercream

I am submitting this MultiColour-Striped Swiss Roll with Vanilla Buttercream Filling to the Aspiring Bakers #40: Rainbow and Ombre Party! (March 2014) hosted by Cynthia of The Baking Biatch.

Polka Dots Swiss Roll with Nutella® Buttercream

It was a tormenting night for me yesterday because I could hardly fall asleep. My mind was flooded with imaginative ideas of various designs I hope to create for my blog. Imaginative I would say because I could hardly figure how to customise the default simple template, let alone create fanciful designs (for now at least). To further complicate my "already-going-to-burst" mind, I was also brainstorming about recipes that I could experiment in order to fit into this month's Aspiring Bakers' theme, "Rainbow and Ombre Party!".

Anyway before I know, I had fallen asleep and the next moment when I open my eyes, it's daytime! I couldn't wait to get out of bed after my husband left for work because that means I will be free and alone to commence my baking experiment!

Saying I am excited may be an understatement. But I simply can't wait to see the very first publication of my baking post on my very own blog!

To fulfil the Aspiring Bakers theme, I have decided to make my all time favourite (which is also what I have mastered pretty well so far) - Swiss Roll, decorated with colourful polka dots. To top off its yumminess, I thought I would fill it with another all-time favourite - Nutella®.

Polka Dots Swiss Roll with Nutella® Buttercream