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Lemon Roll Cake

Lemon Roll Cake Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 310

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • Powdered sugar for dusting
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with parchment. Beat egg whites to soft peaks, add ¼ cup sugar, beat to stiff peaks. In another bowl, beat yolks with remaining ½ cup sugar, 1 tbsp zest, and 2 tbsp juice until thick.
  2. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder over yolk mixture and fold. Gently fold in egg whites in two additions, then spread batter in pan and bake 10-12 minutes.
  3. Sift powdered sugar on a kitchen towel. Invert hot cake onto towel, peel off parchment, and roll up from short end inside the towel. Cool completely.
  4. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon zest, and 2 tbsp lemon juice until fluffy.
  5. Unroll cooled cake carefully, spread with lemon cream, and re-roll without the towel. Place seam side down on a plate.
  6. Dust with more powdered sugar, slice with a serrated knife, and serve.

Notes

For the cleanest slices, chill the rolled cake for 30 minutes before cutting. The cake is easiest to roll while warm; don’t worry about small cracks, the filling covers them.