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Jelly Roll Yellow Sponge Cake
Add our Jelly Roll Yellow Sponge Cake recipe to your file of favorites. It bakes up firm but flexible so it rolls without breaking.
Ingredients:
- 5 medium eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cake flour sifted
- Easy-Add clear vanilla extract Add to shopping list clear vanilla extract
Makes:
Sponge cake serves 5 cups of batter.
Instructions:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease jelly roll pan with 1 Tablespoon shortening. Sprinkle well with cake flour, shaking off loose flour.
Step 2
Separate eggs; beat yolks 1 minute. Add pinch of salt to egg whites, then beat until foamy.
Step 3
Add cream of tartar and continue beating whites until they cling to bottom and sides of bowl, then beat 1 minute longer.
Step 4
Fold beaten egg yolks into egg whites gently but quickly. Fold in sugar, flour and vanilla. Do not over mix.
Step 5
Pour batter into pan, spreading evenly from center out with a spoon.
Step 6
Tap pan several times on table to break any air bubbles and bake in center of oven 10-12 minutes. Loosen sides and bottom. Turn out of pan onto a dry towel.
Step 7
Cool 10 minutes, then trim crusty edges. Roll loosely in a towel and cool on rack before decorating.
*For chocolate sponge cake, substitute 6 Tablespoons cocoa powder for 6 Tablespoons cake flour.
