Strawberry Log Cake Recipe
Written by admin on December 8th, 2009
Ingredients:
-4 Egg yolks
-2 Eggs
-1/2 cup of Granulated sugar
-1 cup of Sifted cake flour
-1 tsp of Baking powder
-1 tsp of Salt
-1 1/2 Tb of Warm water
-2 tsp of Vegetable oil
-1 tsp of Vanilla
Strawberry Filling
-1 cup of Whipping cream
-1 Tb of Sugar
-3 Tb of Prepared lemon curd, room temp
-1 pint (3 1/4 cups) of California strawberries, stemmed and chopped
Garnish
-Powdered sugar
-1 pint (3 1/4 cups) of California strawberries
Preheat oven, line 18 x 12 jellyroll-sheet pan with aluminum foil, coat with vegetable cooking spray.
Oven Temp ~ 375°
Baking Time ~ 10 Min.
Pan Type ~ 10 inch tube pan
In large mixer bowl beat yolks and eggs at high speed about 5 minutes until thick and lemon-colored. Continuing at high speed, gradually beat in granulated sugar until mixture is pale and thick. Gently fold in dry ingredients except powdered sugar to blend thoroughly. Fold in water, oil and vanilla. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake in center of oven until springy to the touch.
Meanwhile, coat a clean dishtowel with powdered sugar.
Invert hot cake onto towel. Gently peel off foil.
Trim 1/2 inch off each short side of cake.
Starting from long side, tightly roll cake and towel.
Set on rack to cool completely.
To make Strawberry Filling:
In mixer bowl whip cream to form soft peaks. Beat in sugar to form stiff peaks. Fold in lemon curd to blend thoroughly. Mix in chopped strawberries. Gently unroll cake. Spread strawberry mixture evenly on cake and re-roll. Place seam-side-down. Dust with powdered sugar.
Cut into 8 (about 1 3/4-inch) equal slices. Place each slice on serving plate. Garnish with whole and halved strawberries.
* Lemon curd can be found in the jam and jelly or gourmet section of most supermarkets.
Your sponge cake is ready!
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