Chocolate Swirl Coffee Cake Rolls

I was planning to make a variations of a Gateau du Vully, but I made up extra dough to make these Chocolate Swirl Coffee Cake Rolls as well.

Ingredients:

Dough (use 1/2 of this recipe for 12 rolls)

• 230    gr sourdough starter
• 60    g butter, softened
• 15    g (3 teaspoons) yeast
• 185    ml warm water
• 335    g flour
• 7.5    g salt (1.5 teaspoons)
• 20    g (4 tablespoons) powdered milk
   

Filling:

• 2 tablespoons (11g) unsweetened cocoa, Dutch-process or natural
• 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons (43g) heavy cream (I used 2/3 cream cheese and 1/3 milk)
• 1/4 cup (43g) semisweet chocolate chips
  

Streusel:

• 1/4 cup (30g) All-Purpose Flour
• 1/8 cup (27g) dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons (29g) butter, softened
• 1/4 cup (43g) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/8 cup (14g) almonds, slivered and chopped
  

 

Instructions:

1. Place wet ingredients for dough in bread machine, add dry ingredients. Let machine knead dough, and complete first rise.
2. Mix up the filling while dough is rising - mix together, heat in 30 seconds phases in microwave, stirring until chocolate is incorporated.
   
3. Divide dough in half (about 425 gr), and use one piece.
4. Spray wells of a 12 cup cupcake pan with cooking spray.
5. Roll out into a 12 x 18" rectangle, spread with filling leaving 1/2 inch of 12"  piece without filling.
6. Spread a little water on the unfilled edge.
7. Roll up in a log from filled 12" side, sealing at the wet edge to the log.
8. Slice into 12 pieces, place each piece in a well of the cupcake pan.
9. Let rise for 30 to 45 minutes, probably until doubled and puffy.
10. Preheat oven to 350° F during the rising.
11. Bake for about 30 minutes, rotating pans after 15 minutes
    

 

Carole's Notes:

I really liked these - I liked the cinnamon in with the chocolate.

I liked the swirl on the inside as well.

The filling and streusel is from https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/chocolate-almond-coffeecake-recipe and the dough is lightly adapted from https://www.helvetickitchen.com/recipes/gateau-du-vully