Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Make the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Spray a 13*18 sheet pan with baking spray.
- Lay a single piece of parchment on top making sure to smooth down the parchment (especially in the corners)
- Spray the top of the parchment paper well, use a paper towel to wipe away excess buildup but also make sure
- the entire sheet is non-stick spray on it.
- Fill a saucepan with 2-3 inches of water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to medium heat and then allow the water to simmer.
- Place eggs, sugar, and salt into the mixing bowl.
- Blend together with a whisk.
- Constantly stir until the sugar dissolves (it will be about 110F), we don't want to cook the mixture.
- Remove from heat.
- Add to stand mixer with a whisk attachment or use a hand mixer.
- Mix for 5-7 mins until the mixture triples in size and turns a few shades lighter.
- Sift in 1/3 of the flour and fold it into the mixer. Do this step, 2 more times until it's all folded.
- Take extra precautions not to break the egg emulsion.
- Make sure to fold from the center of the bowl to ensure there are not any clumps of flour sitting in the center of the bowl.
- Fold until the flour is just incorporated.
- Once you have made sure there are no lumps of flour, pour it out onto the baking tray.
- Spread the batter evenly all the way across the parchment.
- Bake for 8 mins and then remove from the oven.
- Immediately use a pairing knife or sharp knife to carefully cut the edge of the sponge away from the side of the pan.
- Dust the surface with powdered sugar
- Add a second sheet of parchment to the top then flip the cake onto a cooling rack or second baking sheet.
- Remove the parchment paper very carefully from the baked cake.
- Dust that side with powdered sugar and lay a tea towel on top.
- Flip it over once more, removing the parchment and carefully rolling the cake into a spiral
- Set aside seam side down while making the filling.
Filling
- Add mascarpone cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a bowl and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl mix the heavy cream on high until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in the heavy cream into the mascarpone cheese mixture until no streaks are left.
- Split the filling into two bowls.
- Dye one bowl green.
- Dye the other bowl red: First dye it pink with pink gel food colors, then add red.
- Add to piping bags and set aside.
Assembly
- Once the cake is cooled, unroll it.
- Snip the tip off the ends of the piping bags and pipe alternating lines of filling
- Carefully roll the sponge back up.
- If possible wrap in plastic wrap and let chill until firm (at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight)
- Remove from the fridge after set,
- Unwrap from plastic wrap
- Slice the cake cold
Notes
For clean slices, clean off the knife in a cup of hot water when slicing
