Cake Light Lemony Cake Roll

posted by Lisa UK 07-21-99 10:36 PM

Light Lemony Cake Roll

Vegetable cooking spray
5 egg whites
3/4 C sugar
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
1-1/2 tsp lemon extract
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 C sifted flour
2 T sifted powdered sugar
Lemon filling
Garnish: lemon twists, sifted powdered sugar


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat a 15 x 10 x 1 in. jellyroll pan w/cooking spray; line w/wax paper.

Coat wax paper w/cooking spray; set aside.

Beat egg whites at high speed w/electric mixer until foamy.

Gradually add sugar, 1 T. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form & sugar dissolves (2 to 4 min).

Add lemon juice, lemon extract, & salt; beat well.

Gently fold in flour.

Spread batter evenly in pan.

Bake @ 350 deg. for 8 to 10 min.

Sift powdered sugar in a 15 x 10 rectangle on a towel.

When cake is done, immediately loosen from pan, & turn out onto towel.

Peel off wax paper. Starting at narrow end, roll up cake & towel together; cool on a wire rack, seam side down.

Unroll cake.

Spread w/lemon filling, leaving a 1 in. margin around edges; reroll cake without towel.

Place on a plate, seam side down.

Garnish, if desired. Yield: 10 servings (161 cal.) (4% from fat) per 2 (1/2 in.) slices.


Lemon Filling
1/2 C sugar
1-1/2 T cornstarch
1 egg yolk
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 C orange juice
1/4 C water
1 T grated lemon rind


Combine first 6 ingred. in a heavy saucepan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.

Boil 1 min. remove from heat & stir in lemon rind.

Cool. Yield: 1 1/4 C
(
27 cal (9% from fat) per T)


2.7g protein, 0.7g fat, 35.5g carbohydrate, 0g fiber,
22mg cholesterol, 57mg sodium & 7g calcium
Lemon filling: 18g protein, 0.7g fat, 6.2g carbo, 0g fiber,
10.9g cholesterol, 0.5mg sodium & 2.1mg calcium

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