Jam Swiss Roll
The quick Bulgarian roll cake — a thin egg sponge made without butter, rolled up while hot, then unrolled and spread with tart jam, the classic for unexpected guests. Rolling it hot in a sugared tea towel sets the curve so it never cracks.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 120 g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar, for the towel
- 250 g apricot or raspberry jam
- 1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2025 kcal · P 37g · C 417.8g · F 23.3g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 190°C and line a 30 x 40 cm baking tray with baking paper.
- 2Whisk the eggs with the salt and sugar on high speed for 8–10 minutes, until tripled in volume, pale and thick enough that a ribbon of batter holds its shape for a few seconds — this air does most of the rising.
- 3Whisk in the vanilla, then sift the flour and baking powder over in two additions and fold in gently with a spatula, cutting down through the middle and lifting from the bottom, just until no streaks remain.
- 4Spread the batter evenly into the corners of the tray and bake for 10–12 minutes, until golden and springy when pressed.
- 5Meanwhile spread a clean tea towel on the worktop and sprinkle it evenly with the sugar for the towel.
- 6Turn the hot sponge out onto the towel, peel off the paper, trim the crisp edges and roll it up from a short side together with the towel. Leave it rolled for 10 minutes.
- 7Unroll gently, stir the jam to loosen it and spread it evenly over the sponge, leaving a 1 cm border along the far edge.
- 8Roll it up again firmly without the towel, set it seam side down, dust with icing sugar and cut into slices once cool.
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Questions and answers
How long does Jam Swiss Roll take to make?
About 37 minutes: 25 min prep and 12 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Jam Swiss Roll?
8 ingredients: eggs, salt, sugar, vanilla extract, plain flour, baking powder, apricot or raspberry jam, icing sugar.
How many servings does this Jam Swiss Roll recipe make?
10 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Jam Swiss Roll?
About 202 kcal, with 3.7 g protein, 41.8 g carbohydrate and 2.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Jam Swiss Roll recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Jam Swiss Roll?
Jam Swiss Roll comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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