Janes Jelly Filled Vanilla Cake Roll Recipes

PRIZE-WINNING JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Place egg whites in large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. , Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and water on high speed 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Stir in extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together twice; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well (batter will be very thick)., Add cream of tartar to egg whites; with clean beaters, beat on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until soft glossy peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites. Spread evenly into prepared pan. , Bake 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack. Unroll cake; spread evenly with jelly. Roll up; dust with confectioners' sugar.

JELLY CAKE ROLL AND FILLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Prepare a jelly roll pan with cooking spray and flour; line with waxed paper and grease and flour this; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In another mixing bowl, at high speed, beat egg whites into peaks soft peaks, gradually sprinkle with 1/3 cup granulated sugar, beating until sugar is completely dissolved and stiff peaks forms.
• In mixing bowl, at high speed, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; at same speed, gradually sprinkle in remaining granulated sugar then vanilla.
• Sprinkle flour mixture over egg yolks, add beaten egg whites; with rubber spatula, gently fold mixture to blend thoroughly.
• Spread batter in pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, sprinkle cloth towel with powdered sugar.
• Immediately invert hot cake onto towel; gently removed waxed paper.
• While still warm, carefully roll up cake and towel from narrow end.
• Cool cake completely on rack, then unroll and spread with jam or other filling.
• Reroll without towel and sprinkle roll with powdered sugar.
• chill.