This jelly roll recipe is a thin sponge rolled around jam. It is not a layer cake or a cinnamon roll.
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Jelly Roll
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Description
Jelly Roll. From Alissa.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup (95g) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- powdered sugar, for the towel
- 2/3 cup jam
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 10×15 jelly-roll pan.
- Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Fold in flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla. Spread in the pan and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
- Turn onto a towel dusted with powdered sugar, peel the paper, roll up in the towel, cool 15 minutes, unroll, spread jam, and roll again.
Notes
Roll it while it is warm. A cold sponge cracks.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Pan
A jelly-roll pan, not a deep cake pan.
Towel
Powdered sugar keeps it from sticking.
Jam
Thick. A runny jam leaks out of the spiral.
Crack
A small crack on the outside still slices.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Cream filling?
Whipped cream instead of jam, and then keep it cold.
Storage
Covered, 2 days.
Chocolate
A cocoa sponge is a different cake. This one is plain.
Slice
A serrated knife.