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Lemon Cake Roll

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon cake roll, lemon jelly roll, lemon swiss cake roll
Servings: 10 slices

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • powdered sugar for rolling

Filling

  • 1 cup lemon curd
  • OR lemon pudding
  • OR jam or jelly

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Dust a towel with powdered sugar.
  • In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl beat eggs until thick and pale. Gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mix in almond extract.
  • Fold dry ingredients into egg mixture gently.
  • Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until cake springs back lightly.
  • Immediately invert cake onto powdered sugar towel. Remove parchment paper.
  • Roll cake with towel inside starting at short end. Cool completely.
  • Unroll cake and spread filling evenly.
  • Re-roll cake without towel.
  • Dust with powdered sugar and chill before slicing.