best Swiss roll cake - with buttercream icing

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Vanilla Swiss roll
Swiss roll cake - Valentine's day cake
Swiss roll cake - Valentine's day cake
Swissroll cake

With its gorgeous looks, this Swiss sponge roll is a real beauty that could win the crown!

As Valentine’s day is around the corner, I painted a few hearts on the sponge to display a festive notion relevant to the occasion; you need some liquid food colouring and a good quality paintbrush to paint a simple design on the cake.  Quite a simple decorative idea but the enhanced appearance is a real winner of hearts!

So, let’s make this beauty and bring a special glow of love to this Valentine’s day!

Get ready with the following ingredients:

For the cake
 Plain Flour 50 g
 Sugar (white caster is best) 120 g
 Eggs 3 whites and yellows separated
 Baking Powder 1 tsp
 Corn Flour 1 tbsp
Yellow food colour3 drops (optional)
 Salt3 pinches ( this is a must to take the blandness of egg whites away)
 Vanilla 1 tsp
Let’s make the sponge roll first

Set the Oven to 180 C

Beat eggs

  • Separate the egg whites and yolks carefully
  • Beat the egg whites using an electric hand mixer, in high speed for 2 mins until it forms stiff peaks
  • Add sugar in three times while beating in high speed.  1 min
  • Add egg yolks and beat for 2 mins
  • Add  baking powder, cornflour and flour together and sieve on to the cake
  • Add salt, yellow food colouring and vanilla
  • Do not use the electric mixer at this point.  Fold flour using a spatula until the batter comes creamy

Prepare the tin

  • 12″ x 10″ size square tine will be the right size for the sponge
  • line up with a parchment paper
  • Grease with butter for easy peeling off

Bake

  • Spread the sponge batter in the tray
  • Lift and drop the tray twice on the kitchen top to evenly settle the batter
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 15 mins under 180C or a skewer comes out clean when stabbed in the middle of the cake

Prepare for rolling the cake

  • Lay a wide kitchen towel
  • Sprinkle a little granulated sugar and keep it ready for rolling out the cake

Take the cake out of the oven

  • As soon as the cake is out of the oven, carefully lay it face down on the sugar sprinkledkitchen towel
  • Sprinkle some water on to the lining parchment paper, so that it peels off easily. 
  • Gently, peel off the parchment paper

Roll out

  • Now, while the cake is still very warm, roll out with the kitchen towel
  • Leave it to cool off completely for 1 hr. or place in the fridge for quick cooling

Filling 

  • Once the cake is cooled off,  open it flat on a tray and you can fill it with buttercream icing, strawberry jam and buttercream or any other frosting with flavours

Options for filling the sponge roll

strawberry jamOption 1 – Simple but delicious

Strawberry jam and buttercream filling – homemade or good quality supermarket brand jam and creamy icing blend together just beautifully!

Strawberry jam
Easy recipe for the homemade strawberry jam with granulated sugar https://happyrecipes.co.uk/tag/how-to-make-strawberry-jam-with-granulated-sugar/

Get ready with these:

  • 50g butter or margarine softened
  • 100g icing sugar
  • A little milk
  • A drop of vanilla

Whip the cream up:

  • In a bowl add butter, beat with an electric hand mixer until soft and sieve icing sugar on to it with milk and vanilla and beat until creamy
  • Now spread a layer of buttercream and on top spread a layer of strawberry jam
  • Roll the cake gently. Wrap with a cling film or a foil and place in the fridge for several hours
  • Take out 1/2hr before serving

strawberry jamOption 2 – Silky and delicate

Sweet cream filling – this is a very light and delicate filling that can make the cake melt into your mouth

You will need:

  • 1 cup full cream
  • 1/8 cup icing sugar

Beat cream using an electric hand mixer while adding sugar gradually.  Once the cream comes together, check the taste and keep it aside. Do not over-beat the cream

Spread a thick layer of cream and on top smear a thick layer of strawberry jam and roll the sponge.  Cover with a foil and refrigerate for 1hr before serving

Serve

  • Take out 30 mins before serving
  • Slice with a sharp knife dipped in hot water and wiped clean
  • Enjoy!

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