Hello, everyone, this is Lisa
Today, I'm going to make a cake roll
with cow patterns or shapes
because of the cute shape, especially popular with children
If you want to make other shapes and flavors of cake rolls
there are some links in the description box underneath the video, where you can click on at any time to watch
Use 4 large eggs (about 60-65g each)
separate the yolk and white
Room temperature or chilled eggs are both fine
chilled eggs are easier to separate the white and yolk
Pour milk into the egg yolk, stir evenly
pour vegetable oil, stir for 2-3 minutes continuously until fully emulsified
the oil and water are not separated completely
Pour in the sifted flour in two batches
Stir gently， Mix in a zig-zag motion until no flour is visible
Many people use the method of putting flour first and then egg yolk, which is also feasible
which does not affect the cake
The yolk mixture should be smooth and fluid
add ¼ tsp of vanilla to remove the smell of the eggs
Take out 25g of egg yolk mixture
and add a small amount of cocoa powder to use for cow patterns
Because cocoa powder is more absorbent, the mixture will be relatively thick
Preheat the oven to 160C/320F
Pour a small amount of lemon juice into the egg whites
to make the meringue more stable
or substitute with cream of tartar or white vinegar
First, mix the egg white at medium and high speed, let a large amount of air be trapped
the egg white will soon expand and form rough bubbles
add 1/3 of sugar, mix at medium and high speed
the meringue begins to appear fine bubbles
and thick lines
add another 1/3 of the sugar, change to medium speed
until delicate lines appear
lift the whisk to appear soft and large hook
add the rest of the sugar，change to low speed
and the meringue becomes more delicate and shiny
If the rolls don't crack, the meringue should be in soft peak stage
Remember not to overbeat the meringue after adding the remaining sugar
Keep mixing at low speed and lift the whisk to check from time to time.
Take 25g of meringue and mix with cocoa yolk mixture
as it is relatively thick, meringue and yolk mixture is not easy to mix
do not turn around, fold it in from the bottom to the top
drop into 2 drops of black food color
when meringue and yolks mixture combine completely
like this black cake batter, can be used to make cow patterns
Prepare a square baking tray 28 cm wide and 3 cm high
lined with this reusable baking sheet to make the bottom of the pattern more even
Put the black cake batter into the piping bag
and make an irregular cow pattern with a piping tip (diameter less than 1 cm)
The cake batter should be a little thick, so that the pattern is more beautiful
Tap the tray 1-2 times and bake at the middle rack of the oven for 4-5 minutes.
During the baking of cow pattern, combine the remaining egg white and egg yolk mixture
To prevent the meringue from defoaming, mix at low speed for a few seconds
to make sure the meringue is not watery or softened
Pour 1/3 of it into the rest of the egg yolk mixture, using the same method mixing from bottom to top
when it is well combined, pour it back into the meringue
In the process of mixing, if the operation is not good
it is easy to defoam or stir unevenly to form a pudding layer
mix until there is no meringue can ben seen
After 4-5 minutes, the cow pattern is baked
press the surface lightly, and it will not stick to the hand
Cool for 2-3 minutes, pour in the cake batter
which is very smooth and creamy
Smooth the surface with a spatula
tap gently 1-2 times to remove small air bubbles in the cake batter.
Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 23 minutes
While the cake reaches to about the height of the baking tray
Turn to 170C/340F and bake for 5 more minutes
Take the cake out immediately and place on a cooling rack to cool for 4-5 minutes
The cake is now almost 2cm high
If it is too flat, which means the cake doesn’t rise enough
Put the baking sheet or baking paper on the surface, turn it over
remove the baking sheet, and the cow pattern comes out
If the cow pattern looks a bit messy
it means that the baking time of cow pattern is too short
or the cow cake batter is too thin
Cover with baking paper and turn over
but do not remove the baking sheet to prevent drying out while cool
which could cause them to crack when rolled.
When the cake becomes warm (close to body temp), start whipping the cream
add the icing sugar
whip on medium speed until the lines appear, then turn to low speed
until the tip of the cream appears upward straight
Remove the baking sheet
because the surface will be covered with cream, so it doesn’t matter that the skin peels.
Spread with cream
the sides can be a little thin, so that the cream won’t be squeezed out while rolling
Roll up and pull the baking paper out with the help of a rolling pin
which is pressed tightly towards the cake
Several factors that result in the cake roll cracking
are detailed in the description box below the video
Chill for an hour, then cut into small pieces.
You can also use simple materials to make a cow shape
small marshmallows cut diagonally into horns
Rainbow marshmallows as a cow's nose
chocolate chips for eyes
and use the remaining cream to pipe the eye shape
food coloring strokes 2 nostrils
although not very like a cow, but still pretty cute
You can also do it at home and post it to my Facebook.
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