Swiss Roll
Servings: 1 [8-inch / 20-cm] roll
IngredientsPreparation
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup [75 g / 3 ounces] caster [superfine] sugar []
  • 1/2 cup + 2 teaspoons [75 g / 3 ounces] self-rising flour
  • Caster sugar, to dust dish cloth
  • 5 tablespoons [75 mL] raspberry jam
  • Icing sugar, to sprinkle
  • Preheat oven to 400°F [200°C / gas 4].
  • Whisk together eggs and sugar for about 10 minutes, until very pale and thick, and mixture trails off the whisk in ribbons.
  • Fold in flour, then spoon dough into a greased and lined 12 x 8-inch [30 x 20-cm] jelly roll pan.
  • Bake into preheated oven for approximately 10 minutes, until well risen and firm to the touch.
  • Sprinkle a clean dish cloth with caster sugar and invert done cake onto the towel.
  • Remove lining paper, trim the edges and run a knife about 1 inch [2.5 cm] in from the short edge, cutting half-way through the cake.
  • Roll-up the cake from the cut edge.
  • Leave to cool completely, onto a wire rack.
  • Unroll and spread cake with jam.
  • Roll-up again and serve, sprinkled with icing sugar.