
Striped roll
Description
The pastry is prepared simply and quickly. Making such an interesting roll is not very difficult. The dough here is ordinary, sponge‑cake type. And you can use any cream you like. It can also be whipped cream or condensed milk with butter. The roll is very tasty and cute. Good luck with the preparation. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1

Prepare all the ingredients for the roll.
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Step 2

Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat the whites into a stiff foam.
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Step 3

Gradually add 100 grams of sugar to the egg whites, continuously beating.
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Step 4

Add the yolks.
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Step 5

Beat the egg whites with sugar and yolks. Add the baking powder. Gradually sift in the flour.
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Step 6

Using a spatula, gently mix all the ingredients for the sponge cake batter.
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Step 7

Divide the dough into two parts. Add cocoa powder to one of them and mix. Cut a 30 × 30 cm sheet of baking paper into strips 1.5–2 cm wide. Using a pastry bag with a tip, pipe the light strips and the brown ones.
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Step 8

Bake the sponge cake layer in the oven at 170‑175 °C for 10‑12 minutes. Preheat the oven in advance.
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Step 9

While the cake base is baking, prepare the cream for the roll. In a bowl, combine 1 egg, 100 g of sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour or corn starch. Add a couple of tablespoons of milk and mix thoroughly so there are no lumps.
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Step 10

Place the pot with milk on the stove and bring the milk to a boil.
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Step 11

Pour the mixture of egg, sugar and flour into boiling milk. Constantly whisk and bring the cream to a thickened consistency. Add vanilla sugar.
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Step 12

Cover the cream with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When it has cooled, gradually add soft butter to the cream and beat well.
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Step 13

Take the baked sponge cake out of the oven and, while hot, roll it up together with the parchment. When it cools, unfold it, remove the parchment and spread the cream on it. Then roll it up again and place it in a food‑grade plastic wrap. Chill it for two hours.
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Step 14

Take the chilled striped roll out of the refrigerator and slice it. You can drink tea.