Creative Cooking Italian Recipe
Erik's Italian Cake Roll with Fresh Strawberries
Recipe Introduction
This is the Italian Cake Recipe I made in creative cooking class in March 2013. I chose this recipe because both chefs in my kitchen chose entrees and I wanted to make a desert. I also love fresh fruit and hope to integrate it into the majority of my recipes. The pictures included show the process from start to finish.
Recipe Yield
1 Ten Inch Cake Roll - Serves 3-6 people
Ingredients & Equipment
Equipment: 10 1/2 by 12" Jelly Roll Pan
Parchment Paper
Oven
Cooling Rack
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 egg white
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup smooth ricotta cheese
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 2/3 cup strawberries hulled and sliced
Procedure
Step One
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a jelly roll pan with wax paper or parchment
Beat eggs and egg white plus sugar on high speed until its light and foamy
Sift the flour, soda, and salt into the bowl, and fold in quickly
Step Two
Pour into jelly roll pan and smooth out.
Bake for 8-10 minutes
Step Three
Lay parchment paper on a clean towel
Sprinkle the paper with extra sugar
Turn sponge cake onto sugared paper
Roll up the sponge cake and allow to cool for about 30 minutes
Step Four
Mix almond extract, ricotta and powdered sugar together
Step Five
Unroll sponge cake layer and spread with ricotta mixture
Scatter strawberries evenly over the ricotta
Step Five
Carefully re roll, slice and enjoy!
Recipe Reflection
After completing this recipe, I am decently satisfied with the final product. I thought that the filling of the cake roll was exquisite, however the actual cake was a little bland and dry. I would consider adding another egg white to the recipe to make it a little more moist in the end. As for the difficulty of the recipe, I believe it to be somewhere in the middle. The baking of the cake layer was prettysimple. The only semi-difficult task was folding the wet mixture into the dry. The filling was pretty easy as well, simple mixing of ingredients. I would definitely try this recipe again!