Wednesday 6 May 2009

Strawberry Roulade/Rolls



I don't think I am exagerating when I say this is one of the best strawberry roll cake I have ever ate.
The cake itself was so soft ,moist and yummy not to mention the filling.
I am soon going to make this again and again as you can play with what fruit you want to use for the filling. So you all will be seeing variety of bakes from the basic recipe :-)

The recipe is from Michel Roux book Eggs I would say the book is full with recipe with eggs ( ofcourse).
The basic dough is sponge cake which he calls in his book Génoise, want more info click wiki

Ingridients:
For the Génoise
20 gm soft butter for the cake pan
126 gm flour plus extra for the cake tin
4 medium eggs, room temperature
125 gm fine castor sugar
30 gm butter melted and luke warm

For the filling.
400 ml full cream plus powder sugar ( 2 tbsp or more of you like it sweeter)
400 gm strawberries slices ( i mixed 2 tbsp of strawberry syrup, it is optional)
Powder sugar to dust.

Method:

Preheat the oven to 190° c.
Lay a piece of baking paper from 40x30 cm on a baking plate, butter the paper and dust with the extra flour.
Add the eggs and sugar into a big bowl and beat it til they are really fluffy. It will take some 8 to 10 minutes with a mixture as it should turn into a pale white colour.
Add the sieved flour and fold in carfully and then add the melted butter also carfully. Don't stir as you will remove the air bubbles in the mixture.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and with a palate knife smooth the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
When it is baked cover it immidietly with a tea towel and remove from the baking tray to a rack.
Remove the baking paper carefully and cool for 5 minutes.

( In one of theother book it is written use wet tea towel or sprinkle with sugar, this one it is not written like that so i have no idea which meathod is the correct one, i just followed the recipe in the book)

In this book it is written roll the cake before it is cooles , otherwise it will be difficult to roll.

In the mean time whipp the cream with a bit of sugar .
And then spread the cream evenly on to thecake and the scatter thestrawberries on top of the cream.
Roll the cake with the help of the tea towlel from the long side.
Keep in the fridge for a hour and before serving sprinkle with powder sugar.
Enjoy one of themost soft rolls i have ever had or made.

Sending this to Meeta's


One of the best rolls I have ever made :-)



This Sunday May 10th it is Mother days so wishing all the moms out there a wonderful day.

80 comments:

jayasree said...

Gorgeous rolls. Looks soft and spongy.

Happy mother's day to you too.

Parita said...

Yummy strawberry roll...can i have one pls? m yet to make my perfect roll :)

Lakshmi said...

OMG..I am drooling over that roll now..slurrp! can I have one piece?

Ivy said...

What a lovely dessert. It sounds perfect.

Priya Suresh said...

Gorgeous strawberry roll..prefect entry!!!its in my list to do list since long!!!!!!wishing a happy mother's day..

Saritha said...

Lovely rolls, will try ur recipe....

Bombay-Bruxelles said...

HC

This is so beautiful! I love the cake-cream-strawberry combination!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU

Lena Jayadev said...

wowww.............what a presentation....
hats off to uu :) as u alwayz giv step by step procedure, its a motivation to try d recipe :)

chef and her kitchen said...

Lovely roll,looks extremely moist as u said..

Unknown said...

looks so pretty..would be deliicious to bite into the strawberry slics inside them..good one HC.

FH said...

Happy Mother's day to you sweetheart. We are planning to go to a restaurant for dinner day before I fly!:)

Delicious!! I always wanted to make this Roulade, will try when I come back, bookmarking it.Looks so yum and light!

Laavanya said...

I love spongy rolls too.. with strawberry and cream this must be the tops. Happy Mother's Day.

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! looks yummy

Soma said...

I agree with you that this is the best, I can imagine biting into the soft creamy heaven!

Finla said...

Jayssree thankyou and they are indeed really soft.

Parita try this, it is a really easy reciepe.

LG hi hi you may have 2 .

Ivy thankyou

Priya thankyou and i am sure you will have no difficulty in making this.

Varunavi thankyou

Bombay_brussels thankyou yea it is indeed a wonderful combo.

Lean thankyou and i love doing the step by step if i have got the time.

Pratiba and Sowmya thankyou

Asha same to you also, enjoy the dinner on mothers day and enjoy the flight too. I am jealous :-)

Lavanyya indeed it is, something i will be making more often as the strawberry season is limited.

Mangala and Soma thankyou.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

HC, you are not exagerating it obviously looks like one great cake ever made and tasted... So soft and absolutely yummy... Oh I am gonna check on his book....

Vrinda said...

Wow...Strawberry rolls look so soft and delicious.It might hav tasted heavenly ,right?i know,becoz me too posted almost similar swiss roll few months back.Next time i will try with strawberries.Check my post http://sankeerthanam.blogspot.com/search?q=swiss+roll

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow parcel some dear.....Looks yummylicious....

indosungod said...

Happy Mother's Day HC.
The rolls look great. Makes my mouth water.

Pavithra Elangovan said...

WOw thats looking so soft and cream inside lovely dear... truely mouthwatering.. seeing urs making me tempt and feel like have it imm

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Really easy to make also ... bookmarked i will try it out soon.. did u used electric beater for mixin let me know. since i dont have at the moment ...

Finla said...

Ramay yeah it was totally soft and delcious; i am so happy it came out like this :-)

Vrinda yeah it was tasting yumm, try with strawberries as it is now in season, will check you old post after this.

Kitchen Flavour, I will , but then the postman might eat them before he /she reaches your place :-)

Pavithra thankyou, and I used a electice mixer, as you don't have you can use a baloon whisker which will do a bit of muscle working, still you will get the same effect, but then will take a bit more time too.

Jaya M said...

OMG! happy ,this looks very soft and moist and my mouth is watering seeing it..even flower pics are so refersing to see in this hot weather here in india..
hugs and smiles

Ashwini said...

OMG that looks so delish and light. I am drooling seeing that. Bookmarked. Happy Mothers Day to you too Dear. Enjoy!

TBC said...

Oh my! That looks fantastic!

Rina said...

Happy those rolls look so yummy...sure we can't resist the strawberry flavour in them...with that soft cream...A happy mother's day to you too.

Anonymous said...

These strawberry rolls sound totally delicious! happy mother's day!

Pooja said...

Looking cute HC..Feel like grabbing it from the screen..yummy yummy..

Irene said...

Oh yum! These look so soft, wonderful!

Dewi said...

Simply delicious! Great cake to celebrate Mother's day!

Rachel said...

Yummylicious!Happy Mother's day to you!

veena said...

Hi da ..
its simply great ..As usual wonderful clicks

My comfort food network said...

Lovely strawberry roulade rolls, I love them. The cake looks very light and airy.

Happy mothers day to you too!

Finla said...

Jaya, yeah it was soft and so yumm, wish i had hot weather like in india here, but then i think i will moan it is too hot :-) we had guest for dinner so i received flowers from them and next day i clicked it to put in the blog :-)

Ashwini thankyou and do make them you will love it.

TBC thankyou

Rina yeah i know isn't that combo yumm.

5 star foodie thankyou

Pooja hi hi that is what i wish also when i am bloghopping :-)

Irene thankyou

Elra yeah it is.

Rachel and Veena thankyou.

My Comfort foof thankyou.

Jescel said...

this looks soo good. I'm going to bookmark this recipe, as you said this was very good. i've been thinking of rolled cakes lately, so this a sign for me to make one too? :o)

Cham said...

Happy Mother's Day HC! The roulade with the filling is just killing me! I can finnish the whole roll!

Teresa Cordero Cordell said...

Happy cook, this roulade looks delicious. I've never made one, fearing I'm too clumsy and would break it. But I think I'll go buy a jelly roll pan and try out your recipe. Happy Mother's Day sweetie.

anudivya said...

How gorgeous is that! I use the wet tea towel method when I make my sheet cakes and want to roll them up, and works well everytime.
THis looks too beautiful, and I can see how light it is.

Bunny said...

This is soooo pretty!!! I love to make cake rolls, I'm going to bookmark this recipe to use. I can't wait to see the next cake roll you make!

Varsha Vipins said...

No..u're not HC..wat a yummy cake dear..!! slurp slurp..:)

Priyameena said...

Beautifully baked..These are very cute

Sig said...

Wishing you a happy mother's day in advance HC!

ARUNA said...

gorgeous rolls..........lovely clicks!!!

Uma said...

those rolls have come out perfect and delicious. Too tempting. Happy Mother's day to you too :)

notyet100 said...

yummy rolls,..wish u hppy mothers day too,..

Maria♥ said...

This is the perfect summer dessert, I can almot taste it!!

Have a lovely Mother's Day.

Maria
x

Meeta K. Wolff said...

How absolutely lovely. Biscuit, strawberries and cream - it does not get more classic than that! lovely entry!

Yasmeen said...

Roulade looks so moist and filling so fluffy.Happy mother's day to you too:)

Jamie said...

HC, the rolls are Beautiful! Very nice post.

Pam said...

Beautiful! They not only look super delicious and tempting but they look really pretty too.

Shreya said...

beautiful...perfect dessert:-)

Angie's Recipes said...

I had some roulade today....strawberry and cream for the filling is classic.
Happy Mother's Day to you!

Sophie said...

Love this--the strawberries and cream look fantastic in that roll--very yummy tutorial too :)!

Cilantro said...

Drooling over the pics...Lovely!!!

Mandira said...

this is just amazing.. i am drooling over the pictures.

Sara said...

What a beautiful looking cake! I've always wanted to make a roll cake but I'm a little intimidated.

Anonymous said...

The cake looks so tempting and gorgeous. I always thought it is pretty tricky to make. I will make it sometime.

Sarita

AnuSriram said...

Awesome! Looks so soft and delicious!

Happy Mother's Day to you!

Thistlemoon said...

Wow, that looks totally gorgeous, Happy Cook!

I hope you have a very happy Mother's Day! :)

Manju said...

OMG!! this is just too awesome and i HAVE to make this one day!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Cakelaw said...

What lovey cakes Happy Cook. And Happy Mothers Day to you!

La Cuisine d'Helene said...

What a delicious dessert. That cookbook sounds great.

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh, I can TELL it looks PERFECT!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I don't need any more convincing. that DOES look like the best cake ever! yUM!

Nupur said...

That looks beautiful- a work of art!

Bharathy said...

Lovvvvely rolls!!!...My son loves strawberry cakes and we don't get fresh fruits here often...

Thanx for reminding me abt Mother's day...
I was showing mom soon after publishing the post and came your prompt first comment in a lovely way as always.luckily she dint read ur comment..or else she will be asking me for a gift..;)..I am here with her after a long time for mother,s day and let me see what I can get for her...

MyKitchenInHalfCups said...

Your mother's day flowers are lovely.
Sounds like this was a totally successful roll; I'd think it will be tough to beat strawberries for the fruit in this but I look forward to your future 'testings'!

Red Chillies said...

Thanks and happy Mother's Day to you as well. Have a blast.
Anything with strawberry is just amazing isn't it? The roll looks pretty.

Dori said...

This would be great to make for mom on Mother's Day... Happy Mother's Day :)

Vikis Kitchen said...

Happy Mother's day dear. I m sure it is a wonderful strawberry roll . Looks so perfect.

Priyanka Agrawal said...

super duper yum

nath said...

eehhmmm mouthwatering... with strawberry.. perfect :)
h'py mother's day..

Unknown said...

wow that's an awesome recipe looks so delicious and sp beautiful flowers Happy Mother's Day to you too

ST said...

Lip smacking rolls:)
Happy mothers day to you too.

Chef Jeena said...

I think it would be the best I ever tasted too! This look so beautiful - perfect sponge and cream and fresh fruit centre - heaven!

lissie said...

Happy Mother's Day to you!
Strawberry rolls looks soo delicious! great entry for the event...!

Ruth Daniels said...

What a perfect way to celebrate! THanks for sharing and have a great day.

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

hmmm u are so talented in baking! wonderful rolls.. i wish i could make these.

Peter M said...

What a fitting way to celebrate Spring and Mother's day. I would like an extra thick slice.

Rumela said...

This strawberry roulade looks so beautiful with the colors, I'm sure it'll be a big hit with the kids! Nice colors! Although I'm to a big fan of strawberry roulade, this sure looks yummy! I'm normally the one that will say no to strawberry roulade. thank you for shearing your post.