Plain Jelly Roll

Name: Plain Jelly Roll
Ingredients: Generous ½ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) cake flour; 4 eggs, 2 whole and 2 separated; granulated sugar, divided: scant ½ cup (2 ¾ oz./80 g) plus 2 ½ tablespoons (1 oz./30 g)

Swiss Roll

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

This sponge barely colors when baked. Ensure it does not overbake: it must be soft enough to roll.

Ingredients

Generous ½ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) cake flour
4

Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (170°C). Sift the flour and set aside. Whisk the 2 whole eggs and 2 egg yolks with the scant ½ cup (2 ¾ oz./80 g) sugar until the mixture is pale and thick. Whisk the remaining egg whites and sugar to soft peaks. Carefully f