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Roll Cake

Desserts Cakes

Ingredients

  • 350g self-raising flour
  • 200ml sour cream
  • 200g margarine, softened
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 egg yolks

Method

  1. Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough blade and knead on medium speed until it forms a stretchy dough that's no longer sticky.
  2. Let the dough rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  4. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface so that it is thin, but just thick enoigh to hold its shape when rolled.
  5. Divide the dough into two rectangles.
  6. Spread the desired filling1 evenly in a thin layer onto each dough rectangle.
  7. Carefully roll the dough and place into a parchment paper lined baking tin.
  8. Brush the roll with a beaten egg yolk and bake for 20-23 minutes at 180°C, until golden.
  9. Let cool and dust with icing sugar using a small sieve.

  1. You can use whatever filling you like, but popular choices include cocoa powder, jams or chocolate ganache. ↩