Hairy Bikers' luscious lemon Swiss roll recipe
- 1 Knob of butter, for greasing
- 3 Large eggs
- 115 g (4.1oz) Caster sugar
- 4 tbsp Finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
- 115 g (4.1oz) Plain flour
- 200 g (7.1oz) Icing sugar
- 125 g (4.4oz) Softened butter
- 2 tbsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 0.5 Jar of home-made lemon curd
- Grease and line a 33 x 23cm Swiss roll tin with buttered baking parchment.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
- Put the eggs, 115g of sugar and lemon zest in a heatproof bowl and place over a pan of gently simmering water.
- Whisk with an electric whisk until the mixture is pale, creamy and thick enough to leave a trail when the whisk is lifted.
- Carefully remove the bowl from the heat and continue whisking for a further 5 minutes.
- Sift over half the flour and, using a large metal spoon, lightly fold it into the egg mixture.
- Sift over the remaining flour and fold in.
- It's important to use gentle movements to retain as much air as possible in the batter, but you'll need to watch out for pockets of flour.
- Pour the mixture slowly into the prepared tin and gently spread with a spatula, so the base of the tin is evenly covered.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until well risen, pale golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Place a damp tea towel on the work surface and cover with a sheet of baking parchment.
- Dredge with the 4 tbsp of sugar - this will help stop the outside of the sponge sticking.
- Working quickly, turn the cake out onto the sugared paper and carefully remove the lining paper.
- Using a sharp knife, cut off the crusty edges from the 2 long sides.
- Roll the Swiss roll from one of the short ends, starting with a tight turn to make a good round shape and keeping the sugared paper inside the roll.
- Set on a wire rack and leave to cool.
- To make the icing, put the icing sugar and butter in a bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add the lemon juice and beat again.
- When the cake is cold, gently unroll but do not flatten it or it could crack.
- Spread the cake with lemon butter icing to within 1cm of the edges.
- Spoon the lemon curd on top - you'll need about half the jar - and spread it evenly over the icing.
- Slowly roll the cake up again, enclosing the filling, and place on a plate.
- Sprinkle with extra sugar if you like.
butter, eggs, sugar, lemon, flour, icing sugar, butter, freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon curd
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/11283/hairy-bikers-lucious-lemon-swiss-roll (may not work)