Swiss Rolls
No matter whether you call this cake a Swiss Roll, Jam Scroll or Jelly Roll, this recipe is perfect for just about any occasion and it is so very easy and quick to prepare and cook. Swiss rolls can be used as a substitute for a cake for any occasion. The pretty slices of Swiss roll are wonderful warm or cold and can be served with whipped cream or with a little ice-cream. Otherwise just eat the Swiss roll plain with a cup of tea or coffee -perfect.
Presentation Of Swiss Rolls
Sliced and layed on a platter, Swiss roll looks elegant and pretty. Perfect for afternoon tea or after dinner. As a family dessert be prepared for calls of "More please!". This isone of those recipes that everyone thinks is really hard and that the cook is very clever, when in fact it is a very simple recipe.
Reasons Why Swiss Rolls Are A Great Recipe
There are many great reasons to love this recipe. The first is that Swiss Rolls look great and taste delicious. Even a failed Swiss Roll is yummy. Other reasons to embrace this recipe are that it is quick and easy and uses very few ingredients. So often when it is time to bake a cake there is no butter in the refrigerator or the butter is so hard that it makes immediate baking impossible. There is no butter in a Swiss roll recipe and it is so simple. The only trick is to be quick with the jam, and roll up the cake very quickly before it becomes stiff and cracks.
Swiss Rolls Are Fast
A cake that cooks in about ten minutes and still looks marvellous can be a complete lifesaver for unexpected guests, a forgotten birthday or speedy dessert for family. Swiss Rolls always look wonderful and even if it does not look perfect this recipe is always delicious.
Swiss rolls look beautiful and elegant, but are really very easy to make.
Warning: Swiss rolls are so delicious that it may be necessary to make two at a time.
Making The Swiss Rolls
Ingredient for Swiss Rolls
3 eggs
½ cup castor sugar
¾ cup self-raising flour
2 tablespoons boiling water
½ cup jam, jelly or conserve.
2 tablespoons of castor sugar (extra)
Optional: Icing sugar to dust the cake once it is cool.
Optional: Cream or ice cream to serve if you are using the cake for dessert.
Method For Making Swiss Rolls
Preheat the oven to about 360F/180C
- Grease a 20x30 shallow pan, line sides and base with paper. Grease the paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer for about 3 minutes or until thick and creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beat until dissolved between each addition.
- Fold in the sifted flour and water.
- Spread the mixture into the prepared pan
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until just golden brown.
- Warm jam/jelly/conserve gently in a saucepan over low heat until warmed through.
- Remove the cake from the oven and turn immediately on to cooking paper or sugared surface.
- Quickly spread hot cake evenly with the hot jam.
- Roll up from the short side
- Place on a plate to cool.
Optional: Dust with icing sugar.
HINT: For a better looking, (but not better tasting) cake, trim the ends of the cake using a sharp knife
Philippa Rowlands - Philippa Rowlands, writer for the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania travel section of Suite 101 is a professional freelance writer, ...
