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Chocolate Roll Cake

Going to try this for Melik...

Ingredients
1/3 cup cake flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, separated
1 cup granulated sugar
confectioners' sugar
Filling
1/2 c jelly/jam of some sort.

Directions
1In a medium bow, combine flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soad, baking powder and salt.
2Mix well; set aside.
3In a separate bowl, using and electric mixer set on MEDIUM beat egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy.
4In a smaller bowl, using clean beaters, beat whites on high until foamy.
5Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar; beat til stiff but not dry.
6Fold 1/3 egg whites into egg yolk mixture.
7Alternately fold in remaining whites and flour mixture.
8Prepare a 15" x 10" jelly roll pan lined with wax paper and greased and floured beforehand.
9Poor batter in pan, smooth top.
10Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
11Dust a clean tea cloth with remaining sugar.
12Turn cake out onto prepared cloth, remove wax paper and trim cake edges.
13Starting with a long side, tightly roll up cake with cloth.
14Transfer seamside down, to a wire rack to cool.
15Unroll cake; remove cloth.
16Spread jelly and re-roll cake.
17Place seamside down on a plate and dust with confectionery sugar before serving.
18Perhaps add some fresh fruit to the jelly

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