Finnish Jaakko’s Dream Torte (jaakon Unelmakaaretorttu) Cake Rol

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• powdered sugar (sometimes called icing sugar or confectioners')
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups fresh strawberries or 4 cups blackberries or 4 cups raspberries or 4 cups cloudberries or 4 cups blueberries

Recipe

• 1 line a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan with parchment or waxed paper and butter bottom and sides of the pan. dust with flour. preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs until foamy. add the sugar gradually and continue beating until light and lemon colored, about 5 minutes at high speed.
• 3 sift the flour and baking powder together over the mixture and carefully fold in using a rubber spatula.
• 4 turn mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly to the edges and corners. bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the top springs back when touched.
• 5 while cake is baking tear off a doubled length of paper toweling, folding it to about 18 inches in length. generously dust the toweling with powdered sugar.
• 6 when cake is baked, loosen the edges and invert immediately onto the sugar dusted towel. peel off the parchment or waxed paper and roll up the cake, starting at a narrow end, rolling the towel into the cake. allow to cool completely.
• 7 to prepare the filling, combine the ricotta and whipping cream in a bowl and beat at high speed until rather stiffly whipped. blend in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• 8 carefully unroll the cake. spread with the creamy mixture and berries. roll up again. place on serving plate and chill, covered, until ready to serve. 6 to 8 servings.
• 9 the great scandinavian baking book b. ojakangas.