Swiss Jelly Roll Recipes

SWISS ROLL

Steps:

• Despite appearances, Swiss rolls are in fact very simple to make. The cake itself has no butter in it, so you can feel justified in spreading it with lashings of jam and whipped cream. Use any kind of jam you like; apricot or blackberry, for instance, would do just as well as raspberry or strawberry.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line the base of a 10 by 15-inches Swiss roll or jelly roll pan with greaseproof or parchment paper. Brush the base and sides of the pan with melted butter, and dust with flour.
• In a large bowl or in an electric food mixer, whisk the eggs, and sugar together, until light and fluffy, and then add the water, and vanilla extract.
• Sift in the flour, about a third at a time, and using a large metal spoon, fold it into the egg mixture.
• Pour the mixture gently into the prepared pan, and bake in the oven until the center of the cake is slightly springy and the edges have shrunk a little from the sides of the tin, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Spread out a piece of parchment paper (slightly larger than the tin in size) on a work surface and sprinkle evenly with caster sugar (this stops the roll from sticking to the paper). Turn or invert the pan onto the sugared parchment paper, and then carefully remove the tin and parchment paper from the bottom of the cake.
• Place a slightly damp, clean tea or kitchen towel over the cake while it cools- this will prevent it from drying out and cracking when you roll it.
• When the cake is cool, spread the jam sparingly over the cake, leaving a 1-inch border. Repeat with the whipped cream. With the longest side facing you, roll up the Swiss roll away from you, then transfer to a plate to serve. Sprinkle the cake with caster sugar or dust with icing sugar to finish.

MINI SWISS ROLLS

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat an 18-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet or jelly roll pan with cooking spray; line the bottom with parchment paper and spray the parchment.
• Beat the cream of tartar and egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup of the sugar. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until stiff peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Whisk the egg yolks with the milk, oil, vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; whisk into the yolk mixture until smooth. Stir one-third of the egg white mixture into the batter with a rubber spatula, then gently fold in the remaining egg white mixture in 2 batches. Spread the batter in the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the cake springs back when gently pressed, about 10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes.
• Generously sift cocoa powder over the top of the warm cake and loosen the edges with a knife; lay a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) over the cake. Place another baking sheet over the towel and flip the cake with the baking sheets to invert it onto the towel. Remove the top baking sheet and parchment, then dust the top with cocoa powder. Starting at the long end, roll up the cake and towel together. Transfer seam-side down to a rack and let cool completely.
• For the filling: Whip the cream, corn syrup and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the glaze: Heat the chocolate, cream, coconut oil and vanilla if using in the top of a double boiler, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and warm, about 4 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• To assemble: Unroll the cake and spread with the filling. With one of the short edges facing you, slice the cake horizontally into 6 strips, then slice in half vertically so you have twelve 3-by-6 1/2-inch strips. Roll the strips to form tight mini jelly rolls. Dust off any excess cocoa powder. Chill for 15 minutes.
• Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack. Arrange the rolls on the rack so they are not touching and pour the glaze over them, completely covering the rolls on all sides. Chill at least 15 minutes to set the glaze before serving.

SWISS JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Set oven to 340 fan/375 and line the bottom of a 9x13 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
• Whip egg whites with two tbsp of sugar and cream of tartar until medium peaks form.
• Whip egg yolks with remaining sugar and seeds from vanilla bean until yolks have doubled in volume.
• Sift half of dry ingredients into yolk mixture and whisk to combine.
• Add half of egg whites and whisk only until combined.
• Sift remaining dry ingredients into mixture and whisk to combine.
• Add remaining egg whites and fold in gently with a scraper until the egg whites are combined.
• Pour into pan and spread evenly, smoothing the top as much as possible to ensure even baking.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until sponge bounces back when pressed in the middle.
• Remove from oven and use an offset knife to loosen the roll from the edges of the pan.
• Dust with icing sugar amd turn out onto a clean tea towel. Remove the parchment paper and dust with icing sugar.
• While still warm from the oven, roll the sponge and allow to cool before unrolling. This will allow the sponge to reroll later without cracking.
• Unroll, add your favourite jam and/or cream filling and reroll. Cut the ends square and dust with icing sugar.

SWISS ROLL WITH LEMON-CURD FILLING

Steps:

• To make lemon curd:.
• In 2 quart saucepan combine butter, sugar, lemon juice and egg yolks.
• Cook over lowest heat possible, stirring constantly until mixture is thick enough to evenly coat the back of a spoon.
• Do NOT let your mixture boil, the eggs will curdle.
• Pour into small bowl and stir in lemon peel.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Swiss Roll:.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Coat bottom and sides of 11x17 in jelly roll pan with 1 tbsp of melted butter.
• Line pan with wax paper, allow to extend over the sides.
• Brush paper with remaining butter and sprinkle with 2 tbsp of all purpose flour, tipping to spread evenly.
• Turn pan over and tap to remove extra flour.
• With beater or wire whisk beat sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy.
• A little at a time, sift self rising flour over eggs.
• Fold gently together with rubber spatula, do NOT overmix.
• Pour batter into lined pan and spread evenly.
• Bake on middle rack for 10 minutes or until top is a light golden color and has began to lift from the sides of the pan.
• Remove from oven and dust evenly with superfine sugar.
• Turn it out on a sheet of wax paper and peel away paper.
• Spread lemon curd mixture on top and gently, starting at edge, roll into a cylinder.
• Cool.
• To serve, cut into 1/2 inch slices.

JELLY ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 15x10x1 -inch pan with waxed paper, foil or cooking parchment paper; generously grease waxed paper or foil with shortening.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed about 5 minutes or until very thick and lemon colored. Gradually beat in granulated sugar. Beat in water and vanilla on low speed. Gradually add flour, baking powder and salt, beating just until batter is smooth. Pour into pan, spreading to corners.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately loosen cake from sides of pan and turn upside down onto towel generously sprinkled with powdered sugar. Carefully remove paper. Trim off stiff edges of cake if necessary. While cake ¡s hot, carefully roll cake and towel from narrow end. Cool on cooling rack at least 30 minutes.
• Unroll cake and remove towel. Beat jelly slightly with fork to soften; spread over cake. Roll up cake. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a jelly roll or sheet pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
• Beat eggs and sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in dry ingredients on low speed in thirds, alternating with melted butter, until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan (the thickness should be less than 1/4 inch).
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 8 to 9 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• Flip cake upside-down out of the pan onto a new sheet of parchment paper. Remove the used parchment paper from the top of the cake gently. Roll cake, starting at one end of the paper, into a tube until it is completely rolled into the parchment. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Whip cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Mix in chocolate-hazelnut spread. Roll out the cake and spread filling evenly. Roll up the cake with the filling, keeping in mind that the cake might crack or tear easily.