Raspberry Jelly Roll
Impress your guests with this beautiful and easy jelly roll recipe.
A well-made raspberry jelly roll is one of the prettiest desserts to serve your dinner guests. That lovely ribbon of fruit filling looks like it would take a professional pastry chef to master, but it’s actually easy to do! With this easy jelly roll recipe, you can learn how to make this retro cake in no time at all. Serve it at your next dinner party for a dessert that will “wow” your guests – and give them a fun blast from the past – while still being a breeze for you.
From the Chef: Cake rolls are such a fun twist on traditional cake recipes. Home cooks loved to experiment with cake forms in the '50s, from Bundt cakes to cake rolls to loaf cakes and more. I like to mix up the kind of preserves I put in the middle. Sometimes I'll do strawberry, sometimes peach or grape, but raspberry gives it a beautiful deep red hue that looks lovely when presented to guests.
- Addie Gundry
This recipe is from RecipeLion's 103 Cookbook series, Retro Recipes from the ‘50s and ‘60s: 103 Vintage Appetizers, Dinners, and Drinks Everyone Will Love.
Serves8
Preparation Time15 min
Chilling Time50 min
Cooking Time15 min
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 2/3 cup spreadable raspberry jelly/jam (or any other filling of your choice)
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Coat with cooking spray.
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In a small bowl, beat the eggs with a hand mixer on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until very thick and lemon colored. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the water and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, beating just until the batter is smooth. Pour into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out well to form a thin, even layer.
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Spread a clean kitchen towel on your work surface and sprinkle some confectioners' sugar on it. Loosen the edges of the cake, then turn the whole pan upside down onto the towel. Carefully remove the paper from the top. Trim off the hard edges of the cake, and while it's hot, carefully roll the cake lengthwise in the towel from one end to the other. Keep the roll as tight as possible, but apply very little pressure to minimize cracks. Refrigerate the rolled cake for 40 minutes to 1 hour.
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Remove the cake from the fridge, unroll it gently, and remove the towel. Whisk the raspberry jelly slightly to soften; it's better to use a spreadable jely. Spread evenly over the cake. Roll it back up and sprinkle more confectioners' sugar on top. Cut into slices and serve.
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