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Bakery Swiss Roll Cake Recipe

This bakery Swiss roll cake recipe is direct from my family’s three generations of professional bakers. Light and fluffy, this will be the best Swiss roll cake you’ll ever taste! 
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Asian, Korean
Servings: 8
Calories: 287.19kcal

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cake flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup white sugar for egg yolk mixture
  • cup white sugar for egg white meringue

Wet Ingredients:

  • 2 teaspoons corn syrup or agave/honey
  • 6 eggs whites and yolks separated
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • cup vegetable oil

Filling:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Then separate the egg whites and egg yolks in separate bowls.
    6 eggs

Egg Yolk Mixture:

  • In a medium bowl, add together the egg yolks, sugar (for egg yolk mixture), salt, corn syrup, vanilla, and water. Set this bowl inside a larger bowl filled with warm water and beat on high until pale yellow with ribbons form. Remove from the warm water bath and set aside.
    ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ cup white sugar, 2 teaspoons corn syrup, ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste, 2 Tablespoons water

Egg White Meringue:

  • In a large bowl, add the egg whites and beat on high until soft peaks form. Start adding the sugar for the egg whites in three equal parts, beating each time to incorporate. Beat the egg whites on high until stiff peaks form.
    ⅓ cup white sugar

Roll Cake Batter:

  • Add ½ of the egg white meringue to the egg yolk mixture and gently fold it in until it's mostly mixed in. The batter should be light and airy. Next, sift the flour and baking powder together and add this into the batter in three equal parts, gently folding after each time.
    1 cup cake flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • In a small bowl, microwave the oil until it's warm to the touch. Take out ¼ cup of the combined batter from the previous step and mix this fully into the warm oil. Fold this back into the combined batter. Next, add the entire batter to the remaining egg white meringue and fold it in gently.
    ⅓ cup vegetable oil

Baking & Filling the Roll Cake:

  • Pour the batter into a parchment lined pan. Bang the pan twice to remove large air bubbles and bake for 15 - 20 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean when it's done. Note: It took me 18 minutes but timing will vary according to your oven.
  • Take out the cake, invert the pan onto a clean, slightly damp kitchen cloth, and remove the parchment paper from the bottom. Roll up the cake and hold it in place.
  • Once the cake is slightly warm to the touch, unroll the cake and spread with your jam or jelly filling. If filling with custard or cream, wait until the cake is completely cooled so the filling doesn't melt. Top with powdered sugar and berries. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

I highly recommend using a kitchen scale and the metric measurements provided for best results. Click on "Metric" under the ingredients list to access gram measurements.

Nutrition

Calories: 287.19kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.46g | Protein: 6.48g | Fat: 12.55g | Saturated Fat: 2.13g | Cholesterol: 122.76mg | Sodium: 122.09mg | Potassium: 90.32mg | Fiber: 0.47g | Sugar: 23.08g | Vitamin A: 178.2IU | Calcium: 32.24mg | Iron: 0.75mg