Best Lemon Caraway Roulade Recipes

CHILLINGSWORTH'S LEMON ROULADE

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Whisk together yolks, zest, lemon juice, sugar, and cream of tartar in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Add butter and cook over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubbles appear on surface, about10 minutes. Immediately pour into a bowl, then chill, covered, until cold, about 5 hours.
• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Butter a 15- by 10- by 1-inch shallow baking pan (jelly-roll pan), then line bottom lengthwise with a large sheet of wax paper, letting paper hang over ends by 2 inches, and butter paper.
• Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Add granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks. Beat yolks in another large bowl with cleaned beaters until slightly thickened and pale, about 5 minutes with a standing mixer or 7 with a handheld. Fold one fourth of whites into yolks to lighten. Pour yolk mixture over remaining whites, then sift flour and cornstarch on top and fold in gently but thoroughly. Fold in vanilla and zest.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake in middle of oven until cake is puffed and springy to the touch and top is lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Loosen paper from sides of pan. Sprinkle cake with 1/3 cup confectioners sugar, then cover with another sheet of wax paper and a baking sheet. Invert cake onto sheet and remove baking pan. Cool cake completely and peel paper from top.
• Assemble roll:
• Spread filling evenly over cake, leaving a 1/4-inch border on all sides. Put a long platter next to a long side of cake. Beginning with a long side and using wax paper as an aid, roll up cake jelly roll-style. Carefully transfer cake, seam side down, to platter, using wax paper to help slide cake. Chill, covered with plastic wrap, at least 2 hours.
• Dust cake generously with confectioners' sugar. Slice cake cold, then bring to room temperature before serving.

LEMON ROULADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 10- by 15-inch jellyroll pan. Line pan with wax paper or baking parchment, allowing paper to overhang pan ends slightly. Grease paper or spray with nonstick coating.
• In large mixing bowl, combine yolks with 1/4 cup of the sugar, salt and 1 tablespoon hot tap water. Beat on medium speed until foamy. Raise speed to high and beat 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture increases in volume and flows in thick ribbons from beaters. Beat in lemon zest, vanilla, almond extract and orange juice.
• Sift together flour, cornstarch and baking powder. With a rubber spatula, lightly fold into beaten eggs until partly mixed. Set aside.
• In grease-free mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Raise speed to high. As soft peaks just begin to form, gradually add remaining sugar, about a tablespoon at a time, and beat until whites stand in firm but not dry peaks.
• Using a wire whisk, mix about 1/3 of whites into yolk mixture. Fold yolk mixture into remaining whites until ingredients are evenly incorporated but not overmixed. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and quickly transfer to center oven rack.
• Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until cake is slightly darker at edges and springs back when lightly pressed in center. Transfer pan to a wire rack. Drape a slightly damp tea towel over cake and let stand for five minutes. Remove towel. Loosen edges of cake with knife. Dust a long sheet of wax paper with powdered sugar. Lift cake and attached paper and lay, cake side down, on wax paper. Peel off attached paper and trim dry edges of cake. Cover cake with a fresh sheet of wax paper and turn again so that browned side is facing up. From short side, tightly roll up sponge cake and paper to form a log of even thickness. Secure log by folding ends of paper. Refrigerate for up to 2 days, or wrap airtight and freeze for up to 2 weeks.