Rolling Sponge Cake Like A Jellyroll
Baking By Holly-Cakes Updated 19 Feb 2011 , 8:14pm by Holly-Cakes
Today I tried rolling a sponge cake like a jellyroll. Complete failure.
I made 1 cake mix and spread it out into 2 cookie sheet pans lined with partchment paper. Baked 15 minutes and used the old toothpick check. Cake cooked completly.
removed pans from oven. Removed parchment paper and cake. Placed another parchment paper on top side of cake. rolled everything into a roll width wise.
Let that cool about 1 hour before handling again.
Unrolled partchemnt/sponge cake and the cake split all the way through so it was no longer a roll.
1) Did I make it to thin?
2) Am I supposed to let it cool in the pan before rolling it?
Any help would be appreciated.
Removed parchment paper and cake. Placed another parchment paper on top side of cake. rolled everything into a roll width wise.
Unrolled partchemnt/sponge cake...
We never handled them warm, they were always frozen or partial frozen. They were also never completely removed from the parchment paper and never unrolled for any reason. Keep the cake on the parchment it's baked on, fill, bend the top 1" or so of cake over while pressing on the parchment paper side to get a nice tightly rolled start, peel away the parchment just enough to get a good grip on it with both hands, pull the parchment towards you while using enough downward pressure to get the cake to stick to itself as it rolls. When it's completely rolled up, release the parchment paper back onto the flat surface, and roll the entire log backwards right back onto the same parchment. Now that it's wrapped, it's easier to handle. You can chill it in the freezer or refrigerator until needed or until you're ready to ice it if it's going to be decorated.
Today I tried again. This time making my sponge cake mix from scratch.
same thing cack cracked/broke apart. How much batter should I be putting in the pans? Maybe I am making the cake too thick?
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