Strawberry Cream Sponge Roulade Food

STRAWBERRY CREAM ROULADE

Steps:

• Pour milk into a pan. Split vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out seeds, adding both to the pan. Slowly bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 mins.
• Meanwhile, put egg yolks, sugar and flour into a bowl. Using an electric beater, whisk until pale and fluffy. Whisk in a third of the hot milk, then add remainder. Add mixture to the pan and bring to the boil, stirring, until the custard is thickened. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 mins, stirring constantly. Fish out vanilla pod, beat in the butter and pour into a bowl. Cover surface with cling film, leave to cool, then chill. Can be made 1 day ahead.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the base and sides of a 23 x 33cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment. Blend cornflour, vinegar and vanilla extract to a smooth paste. Tip egg whites into a clean bowl. Mix together sugars in a separate bowl. Whisk egg whites until stiff, then gradually whisk in the sugar, alternating with a little paste until the mixture is thick and glossy. Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 20 mins until crisp on top. Meanwhile, whisk the cream and fold into the custard.
• Remove the meringue from the oven and turn out onto a sheet of baking parchment, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool for a few mins.
• Spread the custard evenly over the meringue to within 5cm of the short ends and to the edge of the long ends. Scatter with the sliced strawberries. Using the parchment to help you, roll up the meringue from one short end. Transfer to a flat plate and dust with icing sugar

STRAWBERRY-CREAM SPONGE ROULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch jelly roll pan. Line the pan with a sheet of waxed paper that has been cut to fit the width but extending a few inches at either end. Butter paper.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• Beat eggs at high speed for five minutes, until very thick and light. Gradually beat in granulated sugar, then at low speed fold in flour mixture.
• Spread batter in pan and bake 20 minutes, until puffed and golden. Run a knife around the edges.
• Heavily dust a clean linen towel with sifted confectioners' sugar and invert cake, pan and all, onto the towel. Lift off pan and peel off paper. Roll cake in the towel and set aside to cool.
• When cake is cool, gently unroll it and spread with whipped cream. Sweeten berries to taste with superfine sugar and spread them over the cream. Reroll cake, wrap it in foil and refrigerate until ready to serve.

STRAWBERRY-CREAM SPONGE ROULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch jelly roll pan. Line it with a sheet of waxed paper cut to fit the width but extending a few inches at either end. Butter the paper.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• Beat the eggs at high speed for five minutes, until very thick and light. Gradually beat in the sugar, then at low speed fold in the flour mixture.
• Spread batter in the pan and bake 20 minutes, until puffed and golden. Run a knife around the edges.
• Heavily dust a clean linen towel with sifted confectioners' sugar and invert the cake, pan and all, onto the towel. Lift off the pan and peel off the paper. Roll the cake in the towel and set aside to cool.
• When the cake is cool, gently unroll it and spread it with the whipped cream. Sweeten the berries to taste and spread them over the cream. Reroll the cake. Wrap the cake in foil and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CREAM CHEESE & STRAWBERRY ROULADE

Steps:

• Make the Cake
• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Spray a 12x17-inch rimmed baking sheet with baking spray. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, then spray parchment paper with additional baking spray.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
• Beat egg whites in the bowl of a standing mixer on low until frothy (about 5 min.). Increase speed to high and beat until soft peaks form. With mixer running, add granulated sugar and beat until stiff peaks (2 more minutes); set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks until thick and pale in color. Add brown sugar and beat until combined. Add flour mixture, buttermilk and vanilla, and beat until blended. Fold in 1/3 of the beaten egg whites. Add remaining egg whites and fold until just incorporated. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cake is firm and springs back when lightly pressed in center. Cool in pan for 1 minute.
• Dust a clean tea towel with 1/4 cup powdered sugar, invert the cake pan onto the towel and peel off the parchment paper. Dust with 1/4 cup of the remaining powdered sugar. Starting at one short end, roll up the cake and towel together. Let cool completely (about 1 hour).
• Make the Filling
• Beat the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy (about 4 min.) Add remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar, rum and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Cut and slice the strawberries.
• Unroll the cake, remove tea towel and spread the filling evenly onto the cake. Arrange the strawberry slices all over the filling. Starting at one short end, roll up the cake and wrap tightly in plastic wrap, sealing both ends. Refrigerate at least 8 hours.
• Remove plastic wrap. Dust the roulade with the remaining 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar, trim and discard the end pieces. Cut the roulade into 12 slices to serve.
• Serve with fresh strawberries.

STRAWBERRY ROULADE

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 400°F Oil a 9 x 13 inch jelly roll pan and line with waxed paper.
• Place egg whites in a large clean bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks. Gradually whisk in sugar. Fold in hlf the flour, then fold in the rest with the orange juice.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until it is golden brown and firm to the touch.
• Meanwhile spread out a sheet of waxed paper and sprinkle with sugar. Turn out the cake onto this and remove the lining paper. Roll up the cake loosely from the short side, with paper inside. cool.
• Unroll and remove the paper. Stir the strawberries into the fromage frais and spread over the cake. Roll up and serve decorated with strawberries.

STRAWBERRY MERINGUE ROULADE

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F.
• Line 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking sheet with parchment paper (or waxed paper) extending 2 inches over ends of pan.
• Grease the parchment paper with shortening.
• Beat egg whites in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add 1¼ cups sugar, beating until meringue is stiff and shiny.
• Spread meringue evenly in prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until pale golden, about 8 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Bake until meringue is slightly firm to touch on top but soft inside, about 8 minutes longer.
• Remove baking sheet from oven.
• Run knife around pan sides to loosen meringue.
• Turn out onto sheet of parchment paper.
• Carefully peel off parchment paper.
• Cool meringue 25 minutes.
• Whip cream and vanilla in medium bowl to stiff peaks.
• Mix sliced strawberries and preserves in another medium bowl.
• Spoon the strawberry mixture over meringue, leaving 1-inch border on all sides.
• Spread whipped cream over strawberry mixture.
• Starting at one long side, gently roll up meringue jelly-roll style, enclosing filling.
• Place roulade, seam side down, on platter.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Dust roulade with powdered sugar.
• Cut into slices.
• Transfer to plates.
• Garnish with whole strawberries, if desired.
• Serve roulade chilled.

FRAISIER (STRAWBERRY CREAM CAKE)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until lightened. Whisk in the cornstarch. In a saucepan, warm the milk, then slowly pour it into the egg mixture while whisking constantly. Pour the combined mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until very thick, about 5 minutes. Cover the surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Make the sponge cake. Sift the flour. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and one-third of the sugar until lightened. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites into stiff peaks, adding the remaining sugar a little at a time halfway through the beating time. Fold the beaten egg whites into the yolk mixture, then fold in the flour. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared sheet pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely.
• Carefully peel the parchment paper from the cake.
• Using the cake ring, cut out two circles from the cake.
• Add the butter to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until light and creamy.
• Add the pastry cream and beat until well incorporated. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
• Place the cake ring on a serving plate and place one cake circle on the bottom.
• If necessary, briefly rinse the strawberries and pat them dry on paper towels.
• Set aside one dozen of the most attractive strawberries for the top decoration. Hull and cut similarly sized strawberries in half and place them next to each other around the perimeter of the ring with the cut side touching the ring.
• Cover the strawberries with a little of the pastry cream to seal them against the ring.
• Hull the remaining ones and place in the center of the cake.
• Cover the layer of strawberries with some of the pastry cream.
• Place the second cake disk on top.
• Evenly spread a thin layer of the pastry cream on top.
• Hull the remaining whole strawberries then set them on top of the cake, pointed ends up.
• Scrape the remaining pastry cream into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/3-in plain pastry tube and pipe pointed mounds of cream on top of the cake between the strawberries.
• Refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, carefully remove the ring.

STRAWBERRY ROULADE

Steps:

• 1 To make the filling, rinse the strawberries. Select 4 or 5 of the best berries to use for decoration and refrigerate them. Hull and slice the remaining berries. Combine the sliced berries with the sugar, kirsch, and lemon juice in a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 2 Drain the berries, reserving the juice. In a medium bowl, whip the cream with the vanilla. Fold in the berries.
• 3 To assemble, remove the paper from the bottom of the gênoise and place the layer right side up on a clean piece of paper. Moisten the layer with the reserved strawberry juices. Spread with the filling and roll it up, wrapping it tightly in the paper. Place the roll in the freezer on a baking sheet while you prepare the meringue.
• 4 Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• 5 Whisk the egg whites and sugar in the bowl of an eclectic mixer, place over a pan of simmering water, and whisk until the egg whites are hot and the sugar is dissolved. Attach to the mixer and beat with the whip attachment on medium speed until cooled.
• 6 Place the cake roll on a baking sheet and cover with meringue, reserving a little meringue for decoration. Pipe several rosettes of meringue along the top. Dust the meringue with confectioners' sugar.
• 7 Place the cake on the center rack in the oven to color the meringue, about 1 to 2 minutes; turn the pan several times so the meringue colors evenly. Cool, then chill the roll.
• 8 Trim the ends of the cake on a diagonal. Slide the roulade onto a platter and decorate with the reserved strawberries.