“Ice cream is happiness condensed.”
Jessi Lane Adams
This is by far the simplest & most versatile baked dessert that I have tried several times over & in many combinations. The Swiss roll is very pretty, is adaptable to personal taste, & also makes a fab frozen dessert.
DH & the kids were ruing the absence of exciting dessert for many days. A bite of after dinner chocolate seemed to work for a few days, but not too long. I had some mango ice-cream left-over in the freezer & thought we could polish that off. But the foodie in me got the better of my laziness, & I decided to make something with Equal Opportunity Kitchens‘ first foray into blog events, ‘Tried, Teste d & True’ in mind.
The Swiss roll is a very simple sponge which gets whipped up in less than 10 minutes (begin preheating the oven) & by the time the oven is hot, the batter is ready. It also bakes in about 10-12 minutes. Such a breeze!! All you need is 3 simple ingredients & flavouring as desired.
I made my Swiss roll vanilla flavoured & used pistachio nuts with mango ice-cream because I love the colour combination yellow & green. I like to work with whatever I have on hand…in this case it was the above! Have to add that the taste was quite sensational & the flavours were beautiful! ‘Ooooohs & aaaaahs’ echoed when the slices were cut…looked very pretty indeed!
Ingredients:
Eggs – 3
Castor sugar – 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
Flour – 1/2 cup
Filling:
Mango Ice-cream -approx 350ml
Pistachio nuts – roughly chopped up / a handful
Pistachio slivers – 2-3 tbsps if desired
White chocolate ganache to drizzle
Method:
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Line a Swiss roll tray / cookie tray with butter paper.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
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Whip the eggs + sugar + extract for 5-7 minutes until thick & mousse like.
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Fold in the flour, 1/3 at a time, gently in figure 8 movements, so as to not release the air beaten in. The beaten in air helps the sponge to rise since there is no raising agent here.
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Sprinkle with slivered pistachios & bake for 10-12 minutes till done.
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While the roll is baking, lay out a cloth kitchen towel flat on the counter top, dust with Castor sugar.
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Turn the sponge onto the towel, remove the tray & gently peel off the paper.
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Hold the end of the towel, & roll up the sponge into a tight roll, & leave to cool completely.
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Once cool, unroll the sponge. Keep the serving platter ready. We need to work fast now.
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Soften some mango ice-cream ( I had a 3/4 portion of a 500ml tub left-over), & quickly spread evenly over the open sponge. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios (optional), & quickly roll up.
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Place on the serving platter seam-side underneath, drizzle with white chocolate ganache & roughly chopped & whole pistachio nuts. Put into the freezer until needed.
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Slice & serve straight out of the freezer. Makes about 8-9 slices per roll.
Voltaire
Caught him guarding the freezer…& framed him!!
Some other Swiss roll recipes you might enjoy:
loved the post….with summer around the corner (though here its heading for winter) what best way to treat the family ..mango ice-cream swiss roll dessert ! no wonder, we see the cherub guarding the wonders of taste !
Deeba,the roll looks awesome!Loved the tray underneath! How simplified cd your instructions b? Worth a try!!I just loveeee mango..Alphonso n mango flavoured ice creams! so shall attempt this one..(u see as per T3 u r within my reach-as alws!):-) Loved the special smiley-NYC guarding freezer!!(I used to b a guard when young for mom-made ice creams!!):D
That looks excellent! And given how unrolled my last attempt at a swiss roll was, I’m really glad to see how you successfully put yours together.I also really like the flavors–mango and pistachio are wonderful together.
Deeba, that looks fantastic! Actually with all this pastry tinkering I haven’t yet tackled the swiss roll! I think I became discouraged after the Daring Bakers challenge and everyone was doing it (well, ya gotta be different, haha) 🙂 The mango ice cream filling is just perfect. I get so frustrated with the popularity of mango sorbet in the West when they overlook the simple joy of mango ice cream!
What a simple, perfect dessert!! It looks so beautiful, Deeba.
Deeba, do you make desserts everyday? This looks wonderful.
Wow, this looks really delicious and pretty too 🙂
Deeba, That is sensational!!
I had a tough time making my raspberry swiss roll and you make it sound like its so easy!!:) shows that you a re a professional baker Deeba! I love the flavors in here, and if you son wasn’t guarding it, I would have stolen the entire log!:)D
Thanks Anamaika…does seem like the perfect answer to summer!
Purnima…3 cheers for the 3T’s! I bought the ceramic platter recently only for Swiss rolls coz my earlier one wasn’t the perfect fit!Good to know you stood guard too!!
Hi Mike…funnily enough, I thought of your home-made mango ice-cream while making this.Sorry yur last attempt was unrolled; this recipe seems to work well with me (fingers crossed for next time!!)
Hey Manggy,you were made for greater challenges me man!Agree about the sorbet bit;nothing to beat the simple joy of mango ice-cream. Do check out the home-made ice-cream post @ Mike of Mike’s Table….it’s YUM!!!
Thanks Kalai,Meeso & Marie..
Ivy…everyday would kill me. Maybe once a week;or when we have company. Nothing I enjoy doing more though, have to be careful on ‘health’ grounds!!
This was surprisingly easy Mansi…surprised even me;was about an hours work! Will warn my son of lurking log stealers…ha ha!!
Thanks Anamaika…does seem like the perfect answer to summer!
Purnima…3 cheers for the 3T’s! I bought the ceramic platter recently only for Swiss rolls coz my earlier one wasn’t the perfect fit!Good to know you stood guard too!!
Hi Mike…funnily enough, I thought of your home-made mango ice-cream while making this.Sorry yur last attempt was unrolled; this recipe seems to work well with me (fingers crossed for next time!!)
Hey Manggy,you were made for greater challenges me man!Agree about the sorbet bit;nothing to beat the simple joy of mango ice-cream. Do check out the home-made ice-cream post @ Mike of Mike’s Table….it’s YUM!!!
Thanks Kalai,Meeso & Marie..
Ivy…everyday would kill me. Maybe once a week;or when we have company. Nothing I enjoy doing more though, have to be careful on ‘health’ grounds!!
This was surprisingly easy Mansi…surprised even me;was about an hours work! Will warn my son of lurking log stealers…ha ha!!
Now I know about you too!
What a wonderful, colourful and informative foodblog you have here.
Your foodblog reminds me of the sunshine, which at the moment is in short supply here in the UK.
I love the ice-cream dessert, which would be beautiful to eat outside, when the summer days arrive.
What a fabulous summer dessert!
Ann at Redacted Recipes
what a fabulous filling!! i have to try this now…i have never made a swiss roll….bookmarked all of yours…i think i need to get to work quickly now!! fabulous…..fabulous….at the cost of sounding so patronising!! you rock!!
I always miss India when I see anything mango related. Nothing can beat the summers and flavors of mangoes in India!! Great post and how cute is that last pic at the end. Adorable :o)
TOO AMAZING for words…. I don’t even know how to begin…. Darnit! I’m going to have to make this one post haste (forget the diet!). My family will go nuts & worship you once again.
Tanti baci, Amy
Yes please. An elegant but decadent treat this is.
woah! pistachios week? 😛 all the pistachios goodies flooding out of your kitchen! i want some please! *stretch out hands* 😛
Great combination of cake and ice cream! Love the mango and pistachios together!
Oh what a combination, mango, swiss roll, ice cream??? I love them all!! Can I have some, please….. 🙂