Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Jelly Roll Cake

June 25, 2024 at 12:01 am | Posted in BWD, cakes & tortes, groups, layer cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 3 Comments
Tags: baking, brekkie, cake

This month we have a Jelly Roll Cake to celebrate two TWD June birthdays– Margaret’s and Kim’s. Jelly rolls are also called “Swiss rolls” or “roulades” and can have a variety of fillings rolled up in sheet of flexible sponge cake. Dorie, indeed, gives several variations to consider (hello ice cream roll-up!), but I went with the jam and whipped cream-filled classic. I had my fun playing around with flavor options. I had an unopened jar of yuzu marmalade in the cupboard, which became my jam component. The pulp of a fresh passionfruit went into the whipped cream. All rolled up in a lemon-scented sponge, I was very excited to see the cut slices reveal a tidy spiral of passionfruit-flecked cream. I have lots more ideas for filling and flavor combos, and since this was relatively easy (and extremely tasty), I might just have to have my own “playing around” session with the old-fashioned jelly roll.

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It looks beautiful and the sound of the flavor combination you used sounds really delicious…you know you had me at LEMON, right? Like you, I think I will play around with other combinations as well as this was much easier to make than I had originally thought…and I like the simplicity of just the cake and a filling without a lot of fussing around. Although…sometimes I also like fussing around. Win win on this recipe in the book. Dorie was right in her post…you always “have a way of making things look like the best versions of themselves.”

Comment by Kayte Gerth— July 9, 2024 #

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Glad you were able to use up some items you had on hand and they sound wonderful.

Comment by Diane Zwang— July 30, 2024 #

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You have SUCH a nice roll…everything so even and pretty! Mine ended up a little flat on the side where it was in the freezer haha so I appreciate yours!

Comment by isthisakeeper— August 6, 2024 #

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a whisk and a spoon