The PERFECT Swiss Roll Cake
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Light and fluffy sponge cake with a silky smooth cream filling. This is the guide to creating the perfect swiss roll cake with a milk tea cream!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Cake
- 25 g White sugar (I) (2tbsp)
- 85 g Cake flour (3/4 cup)
- 50 g Milk (3tbsp 1tsp)
- 50 g Vegetable oil (1/4 cup)
- 4 Egg yolks
- 4 Egg whites
- 60 g White sugar (II) (1/4 cup 2 tsp)
Milk Tea Cream
- 30 g Instant milk tea powder (2 tbsp)
- 20 g Sugar
- 2 g Black tea (1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp Water
- 200 g Thickened/heavy cream (3/4 cup 2 tbsp)
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 160C/320F and line a 25 x 30 cm pan (10 x 12 inches) with baking paper
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan until steaming
- Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl whisk the egg yolks, oil and sugar (I) together
- Slowly add the hot milk to the egg yolk mixture and whisk
- Sift the cake flour into the milk/yolk mix and whisk until combined
- In a large mixing bowl whisk the eggs and sugar (II) until stiff peaks
- Fold the meringue mixture into the yolk mixture 1/3rd at a time until just combined
- Pour into the lined cake tin and bake for 25 minutes
- Remove from the oven and invert onto a sheet of baking paper
- Remove the baking paper and replace with a clean kitchen towel
- Flip the cake so the towel is on the bottom and the baking paper is ontop
- Roll the cake from one short end to the other, place seam side down and allow to cool completely
Milk Tea Cream
- In a heatproof bowl combine the milk tea powder, black tea, sugar and water
- Heat in the microwave with 10 second bursts until sugar and tea powder have dissolved, cool completely
- In a medium sized bowl whip the thickened/heavy cream to soft peaks
- Add the cooled tea mixture and continue whipping until medium-stiff peaks
Assembly
- Unroll the cake, then remove the baking paper and kitchen towel
- Spread the cream evenly over the cake, then roll following the curl of the cake
- Wrap the rolled cake in cling wrap and let rest in the fridge for minimum 2 hours
- Remove, dust with cocoa powder and serve