Strawberry Roulade

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

When I was a kid my Mom used to make wonderful sweet treats for me and my sister.

One of the desserts she used to prepare most often was this strawberry roulade. I guess she liked to make it because it is amazingly simple and easy.

Hm, who doesn’t like that?

As I’m spending time here in my Mom’s house these day, it’s no surprise there’s been a lot of remembering the old, sweet days of my childhood …which magically gave me the idea to prepare this delicious cake, since, to my surprise, I’ve never made it myself.

Oh, and was that a good idea…

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

These are the ingredients you need in case you want to prepare this delicious cake, too.

Which I highly recommend.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

1. First, preheat the oven to 356 F (180 C).

2. Then, separate the eggs.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

3. Now, play with the yolks a little.

Add 1 cup (115 grams) confectioner’s sugar to the bowl with the egg yolks.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

4. Using your hand mixer, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow and fluffy.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

5. Add the flour and mix again shortly, just until incorporated.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

6. Then, in a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until firm (stiff peaks) and add them to the egg-yolk mixture.

Did you know that when you whisk egg whites there have to be no remains of egg yolk on your whisk attachment? Otherwise the whites wouldn’t just get firm. Trust me! Been there, done that…

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

7. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the whites into the batter.

This is basically the main and most important trick about the sponge cakes – to have the batter as light and air-filled as you can manage.

And it’s definitely not difficult, no matter what they say.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

8. I am using a 12 x 15 inch (30 x 38 cm) baking pan here. Just try to use something similar.

Line your baking pan with parchment paper, and (to stay on the safe side) spray it with some vegetable oil and flour it lightly.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

9. Pour the batter into the pan.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

10. And using an offset spatula or a knife, spread the batter evenly.

11. Bake for 17 minutes or until golden brown.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

12. In the meantime, prepare a nice, welcoming home for your cake.

Place a clean dish towel on your working surface. Then put a piece of parchment paper over the towel and sprinkle it with a little of confectioner’s sugar.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

13. Immediately upon removing the cake from the oven, invert it onto the towel and the paper you have prepared.

So now you have the dish towel and the paper underneath the cake and there’s also a piece of paper on top of the cake (the one it was baking with).

(Oh, how I’ll miss those crazily yellow eggs from my Grandma.)

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

14. Carefully, remove the top paper.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

15. And, while still hot, roll it up.

This way we are making the sponge to get used to being rolled up. If we rolled it up when cooled it might break.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

16. Let cool.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

17. When cooled, unroll the sponge and spread with the preserves (or jam).

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

18. Then whip up the cream.

First, beat the cream until soft peaks form, then add 4 tablespoons (30 grams) sugar and continue beating until firm peaks form when the beater is raised.

19. Spread the cream over the preserves.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

20. Reroll the cake.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

21. And sprinkle with some more sugar if you wish to.

strawberry roulade recipe, strawberry jelly roll with cream recipe with step by step images

22. Slice the cake into even 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) pieces.

Enjoy, dear friends.

With Love,

Petra

18 thoughts on “Strawberry Roulade

  1. 1
    Harvette says:

    ooh thank you for such detailed pictures and instructions! I have wanted to make a roulade for a while now, but have been putting it off because visions of broken cakes scare me off.

  2. 2
    Kausambi says:

    Marry me!

  3. 3
    Sue says:

    Looks so elegant and delicious!

  4. 4

    Your roulade looks just scrumptious, with the strawberries and cream. And you make mixing the batter so easy. I love pastries that are rolled up and this is a winner!

  5. 5
    Jessica says:

    Yummy! I love this cake! I also love your bowls and cute polka dotted towels.

  6. 6
    nags says:

    this is lovely!!

  7. 7
    Memoria says:

    Wow. What a breathtaking treat. We made something similar for Daring Bakers, but my cake didn’t quite turn out nearly as perfect as yours. Lovely process photos as usual.

  8. 8
    Tes says:

    It looks so beautiful and sounds really yummy! I am dying to try the luscious recipe like this! Strawberries + cream + cake ..ummm can’t never go wrong 🙂

  9. 9
    Prerna says:

    So here’s the deal. There are two things that make me come back to your blog
    1. you make everything look so easy.
    2. your nail color.
    Oh! n did I say photography?
    I want to try everything you post here.. Tried your cheesecake parfait BTW and I’m a hero in my circle already!
    Thanks.

    • 9.1
      zoomyummy says:

      Oh Prerna, you’re so CUTE! Such nice compliments – you totally made my day! Needless to say I need to run to the shop to buy at least 10 new nail polishes now… 🙂 Have a wonderful day! Petra

  10. 10
    Joy says:

    okay so I tried this today and it didnt turn out as pretty. My 13 yr old son and I tried attacking this recipe together. He accidentally got some yolk in the whites and I was unable to retrieve it so our whites didnt turn out as thick thus our cake was almost crepe like and not sponge cake-like. Then, I guess we put too much cream and preserves on the cake because when I rolled it all up it came seeping out. 🙁 I just made a little extra whipped cream and lathered the outside of the roll and then placed fresh strawberries on top to compensate for the “extra”. ha!

    I think I should have made the whipped cream up and let it sit in the refrigerator for a bit to make it colder and more stiff or perhaps I just didn’t whip it long enough. This was my first time and certainly my son’s so we expected things to go a little awry but it was a huge success with my parents. My mom is quite the cook and even she said she gave her seal of approval for our first time! I think overall the most important thing about all of this is we tried something new, the cake didnt fall apart, I got to spend quality time with my son, he learned something new himself and it GOT HIM OFF THE COMPUTER! 🙂

    • 10.1
      zoomyummy says:

      Joy, despite all you’ve been through with the cake it really sounds like a great experience to me! Your son will have some sweet memories! 🙂 Have a great week. 🙂 Petra

  11. 11
    Ariel says:

    I made this for my loved ones. Turned out wonderful! Thank you!

  12. 12
    Shreya says:

    If I can make this, trust me, the man I love will surely ask me to marry him!!
    Thanks soooo much for making this look so easy =))

  13. 13
    Anonymous says:

    Su…………..perb

  14. 14
    Remy Sakaluran says:

    Thank you. You got nice recipe listing and easy to understand cooking procedures.

  15. 15
    Ernst says:

    what an excellent recipe!! I’m in the eighties and started baking four years ago. I learned much since then, but I never seen a recipe with such detailed and illustrated instructions, well done!! Not only is it so easy to follow, step by step, it tastes also soooo good. Thank you for the extra effort to illustrate it. What a treat!!

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