Swiss Roll

Swiss Roll

Ingredients

For the Swiss roll

• 3 free-range  eggs 
• 75g/3oz golden caster sugar 
• 75g/3oz flour
• teaspoon baking powder or you can use self-raising flour 

For the filling

• 75g/3oz strawberry jam 
• 125ml/4½fl oz whipped double cream
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• To serve

• 2 tbsp icing sugar 

Preparation method

1.   Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.Grease and line a 23cm x 30cm/9in x 12in Swiss roll tin

2.   Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until pale and fluffy.

3.   Fold in the flour and spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake in the oven for 7-10 minutes, or until light and springy to the touch.

4.   Remove from the oven and turn the sponge out onto another piece of greaseproof paper.

5.   For the filling, spread the jam onto the sponge and then spread with the cream, leaving a small gap around the edges.

6. Roll up from one short end using the sugared greaseproof to help you.

7.   Dust with icing sugar and serve

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/swiss_roll_08913  

with some changes