Sponge cake roll with buttercream
Description
This simple biscuit roll recipe with buttercream is easy enough for even a beginner cook to recreate. Thanks to the step-by-step photos, you'll effortlessly manage making the sponge cake, and you can let your imagination run wild with the filling—adding dried berries, chocolate chips, or dried fruits along with the nuts. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. To prepare the sponge cake, beat the eggs with sugar until the volume triples.
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Step 2
2. Add half of the flour and beat well again. Then gradually add the remaining flour, mixing to avoid lumps. If desired, you can make a homemade jelly roll with buttercream using another favorite dough recipe.
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Step 3
3. Pour the ready batter onto a baking sheet (you can line it with parchment paper beforehand) and place in the preheated oven for 9–12 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Meanwhile, prepare the cream. Beat softened butter with powdered sugar until fluffy, adding a little vanilla extract. Also, prepare a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle it with sugar (you can use a clean towel instead of paper).
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Step 5
5. Place the baked biscuit onto parchment paper with sugar.
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Step 6
6. Using paper, roll the still-warm sponge cake into a roll (pressing it quite tightly) and leave it in this form until completely cooled.
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Step 7
7. The cooled sponge cake can be brushed with caramel, chocolate spread, or soaked with syrup. There are indeed many ways to make a sponge roll with buttercream, and you can use any filling according to your taste.
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Step 8
8. Then spread a smooth layer of buttercream.
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Step 9
9. Sprinkle with nuts.
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Step 10
10. Carefully roll up the roll and let it sit for a couple of hours so it can soak thoroughly.
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Step 11
11. Before serving, you can dust the roll with powdered sugar or cocoa, and decorate with nuts or chocolate.