Almond Raspberry Cream Roll
Recipe: #2359
November 11, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Raspberry, Baby Shower, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, Vegan, Alcohol, Kosher Dairy, more
"It's a bit involved to make, but the end product is simply incredible. A very yummy dessert."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (147.4 g)
- Calories 447.5
- Total Fat - 20.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.1 g
- Cholesterol - 119.2 mg
- Sodium - 162.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 59.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 46.4 g
- Protein - 7.9 g
- Calcium - 140.5 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat oven to 375F. Line a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan with foil or parchment. Grease heavily with shortening.
Step 2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Put aside.
Step 3
Beat eggs on high speed until foamy (3-5 minutes).
Step 4
Gradually beat in granulated sugar.
Step 5
On low speed beat in water, 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, and almond extract.
Step 6
Gradually beat in flour mixture until smooth. Pour evenly into pan.
Step 7
Bake 12-15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Step 8
Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar onto a towel until evenly coated.
Step 9
When cake is done, IMMEDIATELY reverse pan onto towel. Peel off foil. Roll up cake and towel together from narrow end. Cool thoroughly on wire rack.
Step 10
Meanwhile, whip heavy cream, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla, and amaretto until stiff.
Step 11
Finely chop 1 cup almonds and fold into half of the whipped cream.
Step 12
Reserve remaining whipped cream in refrigerator.
Step 13
Stir raspberry jam until smooth and spreadable.
Step 14
Unroll cooled cake. Spread on jam.
Step 15
Spread whipped cream/almond mixture on top of jam, leaving 1" border at one end.
Step 16
Carefully roll cake, starting from opposite end.
Step 17
Place on serving plate, seam-side down. Frost with remaining whipped cream. Decorate with remaining 1/4 cup almonds. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
Tips
No special items needed.