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Homemade vanilla swiss roll cake with powdered sugar on a white kitchen counter

Vanilla Swiss Roll Cake

A light, fluffy vanilla swiss roll cake filled with sweet whipped cream ; the perfect homemade dessert that looks fancy but comes together in under an hour.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French, European, American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 285kcal
Cost: $9

Equipment

  • 1 10x15 inch jelly roll pan
  • 1 Parchment paper
  • 1 Electric hand mixer or stand mixer
  • 1 Rubber spatula
  • 1 Clean kitchen towel
  • 1 Wire cooling rack
  • 1 Serrated knife

Ingredients

Cake Sponge

  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon milk

Filling

  • 1 ½ cup heavy whipping cream chilled
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar for filling
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for filling
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line and grease pan.
  • Beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
  • Fold in vanilla, milk, then dry ingredients.
  • Spread batter, bake 12–15 minutes.
  • Flip hot cake onto sugar-dusted towel and roll gently.
  • Let cool completely.
  • Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla to stiff peaks.
  • Unroll sponge, spread filling, re-roll tightly.
  • Dust with powdered sugar, slice and serve.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 90mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 650IU | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg