This is a journal to recall and to record recipes I have tried along the way, and also to record the moments and friends who experimented with me.
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
Ice cream snowskin mooncake
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Rainbow cake roll
INGREDIENTS
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2/3 cup cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
PREPARATION
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; gradually add 1/3 cup of the granulated sugar, the vanilla essence
In another bowl, beat egg whites until almost stiff; gradually beat in the remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold yolk mixture into the beaten whites.
Sift dry ingredients into a separate bowl; add to egg mixture, folding in carefully. Fold in melted butter.
Divide the batter into six bowl and add the colors. Stir well n pour into a small piping bag
Pipe the cake batter into the tray
Bake at 375° for 12 minutes.
Turn onto a clean kitchen towel which has been generously dusted with confectioners' sugar.
Trim edges, if necessary; roll cake up, towel and all, while still warm. Let cool completely. Unroll and fill with whipped cream or ice cream, or a layer of jam and a thin layer or whipped cream or whipped topping.
Re-roll the cake and slice to serve.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer.