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Heart Shaped Swiss Roll
Dessert

Heart Shaped Swiss Roll

1 h 30 minServes 8Nutri-Score D€€
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what you need

Ingredients

8 people
  • egg whites (for the pattern)Dairy15 g
  • powdered sugar (for the pattern)Pantry15 g
  • softened butter (softened, for the pattern)Dairy15 g
  • all purpose flour (for the pattern)Grains15 g
  • pink and white gel food coloring (for the pattern)Other5 g
  • egg yolks (for the cake)Dairy5 pieces
  • vegetable oilPantry60 ml
  • milkDairy70 ml
  • all purpose flour (for the cake)Grains90 g
  • vanilla extractPantry10 ml
  • pink food coloring (for the cake batter)Other3 g
  • egg whites (for the meringue)Dairy5 pieces
  • caster sugar (for the meringue)Pantry75 g
  • heavy whipping cream (cold)Dairy250 ml
  • granulated sugar (for the filling)Pantry35 g
  • fresh raspberries (fresh)Produce125 g

per serving

Nutrition

255kcal

Carbs
22 g
Proteins
5 g
Fat
16 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Mixing bowl ×3
  • Whisk
  • Hand mixer
  • Baking tray
  • Sieve
  • Spatula
  • Piping bag
  • Kitchen scale
  • Oven

step by step

Method

  1. Make the pattern batter

    • Whisk the egg whites with the powdered sugar until smooth.
    • Add the softened butter and flour and mix to a smooth paste.
    • Divide the batter and tint one part pink and one part white with gel food coloring.
    Step 1
  2. Pipe the hearts

    • Pipe heart shapes onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
    • Freeze the tray for 10 minutes so the pattern sets.
    Step 2
  3. Make the cake batter

    • Whisk the egg yolks with the vegetable oil, milk and vanilla extract.
    • Sift in the flour and mix until smooth, then tint with pink food coloring.
    Step 3
  4. Whip the meringue

    • Beat the egg whites, gradually adding the caster sugar, until stiff peaks form.
    Step 4
  5. Combine and bake

    • Fold the meringue into the cake batter in batches until no streaks remain.
    • Pour the batter over the frozen pattern and smooth the top.
    • Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C for 25 minutes.
    Step 5
  6. Pre-roll the cake

    • Turn the cake out onto a sheet of baking paper and peel off the base paper.
    • Make diagonal cuts at both ends of the cake.
    • Roll the cake up while still warm and set in the fridge for 30 minutes.
    Step 6
  7. Whip the filling

    • Whip the cold heavy whipping cream with the granulated sugar to firm peaks.
    Step 7
  8. Fill and roll

    • Unroll the cooled cake and spread the whipped cream over it.
    • Scatter the fresh raspberries over the cream.
    • Roll the cake up again tightly.
    Step 8
  9. Chill and serve

    • Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight before slicing.
    Step 9