Week 2- Chocolate Jelly Roll

Today I made the Chocolate Jelly Roll and it was a disaster. Not competely, just the end product. It was supposed to be a chocolate cake part, mousse chocolate filling, and a chocolatey drizzle on top. I didn't do the drizzle on top at the end cause it was too messy and I just couldn't make it look nice no matter what. Alright.
First things first, I am HORRIBLE at whipping anything into nice stiff peaks. For the mousse part, I needed to whip the whipping cream a lot more. Also, when I added the melted chocolate and egg mixture to the mousse part, I should have let both of them cool more before folding in. It just warmed the whipped cream even more and made it more liquidy. Next, the cake part came out nicely. However, I rolled it in a towel and I should have let it cool in the towel longer. When I unrolled it and applied the mousse, it started spreading out a lot more and off the cake! So when I rolled it back up, that was my breaking point. 1.) the cake was stuck to the towel and chunks were coming off and 2.) the melting mousse was poooouuring out of the cake. Arg! So in the end, I just shoved it all in a tupperwear container.

My mom says I should try it again next week. Despite my frustration, humiliation, and dissapointment, maybe I will. I mean who wants to be a failure? Not me. And I was excited to use the cornstarch cause I've never used it before. Until next week, buh bye!

Ingediants:
(cake part)
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking bowder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar

(chocolate mousse part)
6 oz chocolate
1  cup heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp water
1 egg
2 egg yolks
pinch salt
1/3 cup sugar

(chocolate drizzle)
1/2 cup sugar
4 tbsp cornstarch
dash salt
1 oz chocolate
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp vanilla