Jelly Roll Style

To make a jelly roll you spread jams jellies frosting or whipped cream onto a thin flat cake and roll it into a log.

Jelly roll style.

An early innovator in the jazz genre he rose to fame as the leader of jelly roll morton s red hot peppers in the 1920s. This recipe turned out perfectly. Ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20 1890 july 10 1941 known professionally as jelly roll morton was an american ragtime and jazz pianist bandleader and composer. In small bowl whip 1 2 cup whipping cream 2 teaspoons powdered sugar and 1 4 teaspoon almond extract to stiff peaks.

Begin forming a jelly roll by inverting a baked sponge cake onto a clean towel dusted with sugar or cocoa. Then try to roll the cake on the long side with the cloth as a buffer between each turn layer. Jelly roll morton cut his teeth as a pianist in new orleans bordellos. Jelly rolls typically include 40 strips of fabric but can vary.

Remove waxed paper carefully. While they may look complicated they re not says cooking light test kitchens staffer kathryn conrad. Just use a small rectangular terry cloth or tea towel when rolling to remove moisture and prevent the cake from sticking. Jelly roll freestyle jelly roll and struggle jennings jelly roll lil wyte jelly roll haystak jelly roll music.

Make jelly roll cake as directed substituting 1 2 teaspoon almond extract for the vanilla. Store covered in refrigerator. Morton was jazz s first arranger proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. I have also tried sifting confectionery sugar on a dry tea towel not terry cloth and turning the cake out on that.

Other fabric manufacturers offer similar products such as pops roll ups rolie polies and strip sets you get the picture. I have a hard time making jelly rolls without them cracking or breaking but this recipe provided just the right sponginess so it didn t break when rolling. Jelly rolls 2 5 fabric strips jelly rolls are collections of 2 1 2 x 42 strips of fabric produced by moda fabrics. I let the cake cool for a few minutes before i attempted to roll it the first time.

Let it rest for a minute or two then unroll and and let rest for a bit before you spread with jelly jam.