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Niño envuelto (Mexican jelly roll cake)

Cooking Con Claudia · ♥ 2.5K likes · 54.3K views · 7 min video

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Niño envuelto (Mexican jelly roll cake), from the video Makes 8
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
▶ 0:14
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Preparing the pan
▶ 0:14
Grease a 15 by 10 baking sheet and line it with parchment paper, using the grease to hold the paper.
▶ 0:46
  • 3 whole eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract on medium speed about four minutes until fluffy.
Beating the eggs and sugarBeating
▶ 1:08
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • salt
Add the vegetable oil and milk; sift in the flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Adding the oil, milk and sifted dry ingredientsSifting
▶ 1:39
Mix on low speed just until combined, scrape the bowl and fold in.
▶ 2:01
Spread the batter evenly on the sheet and bake 8 minutes at 350F.
Baking the sheet cakeBaking
▶ 2:01
  • powdered sugar
Meanwhile sift powdered sugar over a kitchen towel (or use parchment paper).
▶ 2:43
Test with a toothpick; do not overbake or the cake will crack when rolled.
Rolling and filling with jam
▶ 2:43
Flip the cake onto the towel, peel off the parchment and roll it up.
▶ 3:07
Unroll onto a fresh piece of parchment paper.
▶ 3:22
  • strawberry jam
Spread with strawberry jam and roll up again.
▶ 3:44
  • strawberry topping
Cover the whole cake with strawberry topping.
Strawberry topping and coconut coat
▶ 4:28
Coat completely in coconut flakes, sides included, turning the roll.
▶ 4:28
  • coconut flakes
Transfer to a plate and let cool, then trim the ends and slice to serve.