Swiss Roll

Name: Swiss Roll
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 500 ml (18 fl oz) Crème Chantilly; 6 eggs, separated; 100 g (3½ oz) cocoa powder, sifted; 25 g (1 oz) cornflour; 150 g (5½ oz) seedless raspberry jam, warmed; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water; icing sugar, sifted, to dust; icing sugar, sifted, to dust; icing sugar, sifted, to dust; fresh raspberries, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

Many countries around the world have their own takes on a Swiss Roll - see the French’s as the Bûche de Nöel - and it seems that it didn’t actually originate in Switzerland. But one thing’s for sure, this wonderful teatime treat always elicits the wickedest smile when served.

Ingredients

500 ml (18 fl oz) Crème Chantilly
6 eggs, separated

Europe
Switzerland
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

First, make the crème Chantilly as instructed and set aside in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3, and grease and line a baking tray or Swiss roll tin. I used one 40cm x 30cm (16in x 12in) and I bl