Luscious Strawberry Roulade
From midgelet 14 years agoIngredients
- Sponge: shopping list
- 4 large eggs, separated shopping list
- 4oz (100g) caster sugar shopping list
- 2 to 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier shopping list
- 3oz (75g) ground almonds shopping list
- 1oz (25g) self-raising flour shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 1/2 (half) pint (300ml) whipping cream shopping list
- 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier shopping list
- 8oz (225g) strawberries shopping list
- icing sugar to dredge shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C) 15 mins before baking.
- Grease and line a 12 x 9inch (30 x 23cm) Swiss Roll Tin with baking parchment or lightly-oiled greaseproof paper.
- Trim paper so it stands about 2inches (5cm) above edge
- of tin.
- Make sponge:
- Whisk egg yolks with sugar and Grand Marnier until thick and creamy.
- Sieve almonds and flour into mixture and gently fold in.
- Whisk egg whites until stiff and peaking, then fold half into egg yolk mixture.
- When thoroughly incorporated, fold in other half.
- Pour mixture into tin, smooth top and tap lightly on work surface to remove air bubbles.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cooked (sponge should spring back when touched lightly).
- Have ready a big sheet of greaseproof paper covered with sifted icing sugar.
- When sponge is cooked, invert it onto prepared greaseproof paper, remove tin and lining paper.
- Place further sheet of greaseproof paper on top, then roll up as for a Swiss Roll.
- Leave until cold.
- Make filling: Whip cream until softly peaking, then fold in Grand Marnier.
- Slice stawberries, reserving a few for final decoration.
- Unroll sponge, discard paper from top.
- Trim edges.
- Spread with cream (reserving 2 tablespoons or so for decoration) to within 1/4 (quarter) inch (6mm) of edge.
- Arrange sliced strawberries over cream.
- Carefully roll up the roulade
- Decorate:
- Dredge all over with sieved icing sugar.
- Pipe reserved cream on top and finally add a few strawberries.
- Best eaten on same day- if it lasts that long!!~!
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
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This sounds great!!
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