Cake roll that is simple and easy to make!
Swiss rolls are a delicious variant of the classic dessert condiment- the cakes. Just like muffins and pastries, these have a special place in the heart of people who love desserts, especially cakes!
Also, making the swiss rolls is pretty easy! For completing the dessert platter in a rush, this delicacy is a go-to!
You can make this fluffy cake pastry with diverse inner spreads with a broad range of flavours. Basically, making this involves only two steps: Preparing a cake sheet batter and whipped cream.
Now let us have a quick look at baking them.
A short note on making swiss rolls
Firstly, take the eggs and separate the egg whites and the yolk. Then beat the yolk for a few seconds. To this, add sugar, milk, vanilla essence and oil. Finally, sift cups of maida (all-purpose flour) with a pinch of baking soda and mix the ingredients well. To complete the cake sheet batter for swiss rolls, add a little amount of vinegar to the egg white and beat them well. Finally, add the yolk- flour mix to this slowly and prepare the cake batter.
Now spread the batter evenly on a baking tray and bake them at 180 degrees celsius for 15-20 minutes.
Secondly, to prepare the whipped cream for the swiss rolls, take a cup of chilled whipped cream and start beating them. Add powdered sugar in batches to the cream and continue beating till they form stiff peaks. Then spread the cream onto the baked cake sheet and roll them tightly. Finally, refrigerate them for a few hours. Before serving, dust the rolls with icing sugar and cut them into circular or elliptical pieces.
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Be it any festival or a special occasion, nothing gets completed on a wholesome point without treating ourselves to a piece of cake or any bowl of dessert. Swiss rolls are one such simple to make and yet a delicious pastry. These also are addressed as jelly roll, roll cake, cream roll, roulade or swiss log.
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Amazing tips to make Swiss rolls more delicious!
- Firstly, a tip on making eggless rolls! You can add milk and vinegar in the place of egg whites to make the cake batter for the sheet.
- Secondly, let us have a look at the ovenless cooking of swiss rolls! Take a frying pan and apply butter on its surface. Now pour the cake batter and let it cook for a few minutes, till you see bubbles as a sign of cooking.
- Thirdly, you can also make classic chocolate swiss rolls. All you have to do is, add a brief amount of cocoa powder to the cake batter and a little amount of chocolate syrup to enhance the richness.
- Also, you can always substitute whipped cream with fruit jam in the roll. To make eclairs swiss rolls, beat the eclairs and milk chocolates together and prepare the jam or cream. Add that to the cake sheet and roll them.
The video of baking swiss rolls
The printable recipe card
Swiss rolls
Ingredients
- 4 Eggs
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 4 tbsp Milk
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 2/3 cup Maida All-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Powdered sugar
- 500 ml Chilled whipping cream
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Take 4 eggs and separate the egg yolk and egg white in each bowl.
- To the yolk, add 4 tbsp of milk and oil, with a tsp of vanilla essence.
- Then add 1/4th cup of maida by sifting it with 1/2 tsp of baking powder. Finally, add 1/4th cup of sugar and beat all the ingredients well. Beat till there are no lumps seen.
- Meanwhile, in the egg white, add a tsp of vinegar and 1/4th cup of powdered sugar. Beat till it forms stiff peaks.
- Now add the yolk mixture to this and give a great mix. Your cake batter is ready!
- On that spread the batter evenly on a baking plate and bake them at 180° C for 15-20 minutes.
- Now with the baking sheet, keep the cake in a rolled state when it is warm to gain flexibility without breaking.
- Meanwhile, take 500 ml of whipping cream and to this, add a cup of powdered sugar in batches while beating the cream.
- When done, unwrap the cake sheet and apply the cream over. Then roll the cake again with the cream inside and refrigerate for a few hours.
- When done, take them out, dust them with powdered sugar, make slices and serve!
Nutrition
Detailed instruction of the recipe with images
- Firstly, take 4 eggs and separate the whites and yolks into separate bowls.
- To the yolk, add 4 tbsp of milk and oil, with a tsp of vanilla essence.
- Then add 1/4th cup of maida by sifting it into the bowl, with 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- Lastly, add 1/4th cup of sugar and beat all the ingredients well. Beat till the lumps are gone and rise into a smooth batter.
- Secondly, in the egg whites, add a tsp of vinegar and 1/4th cup of powdered sugar. Beat them or whisk them all, till they form still and firm peaks.
- Now add the yolk mix and with the whipped egg white. Give them a great mix. Your cake batter for the swiss rolls is ready.
- Then spread the batter evenly on butter paper on a baking tray and bake them at 180 degrees celsius for 15-20 minutes.
- Finally, roll them with butter paper for a few minutes and leave them at that state.
- Meanwhile, take 500 ml of chilled whipping cream and add a cup of powdered sugar gradually in batches. Whisk till they form peaks.
- Then straighten the rolled cake sheet and apply the cream prepared. Roll the cake again and refrigerate them for a few hours.
- In conclusion, dust them with powdered sugar and make slices. Then serve the swiss rolls!
