Cakes and Gateaux Recipes - Apricot and Orange Roulade Recipe

  
 

Cakes and Gateaux Recipes - Apricot and Orange Roulade

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites

  • 115g/4oz golden caster sugar

  • 50g/2oz plain flour

  • finely grated rind of 1 small orange

  • 45ml/3 tbsp orange juice

FOR THE FILLING

  • 115g/4oz ready-to-eat dried apricots

  • 150ml/2/3 cup orange juice

TO DECORATE

  • 10ml/2 tsp icing sugar

  • shredded orange rind

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200'C/400"F/Gas 6. Base-line and grease a 33 x 23cm/13 x 9in Swiss roll tin.

  2. To make the roulade, place the egg whites in a large bowl and whisk until they hold soft peaks, Gradually add the sugar, whisking hard between each addition. Fold in the flour, orange rind and juice. Spoon the mixture into the tin and spread it evenly.

  3. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the sponge is firm and light golden in color. Turn out on to a sheet of greaseproof paper and roll it up loosely from one short side. Leave to cool.

  4. Roughly chop the apricots and place them in a pan with the orange juice. Cover and leave to simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Puree the apricots in a food processor or blender.

  5. Unroll the roulade and spread with the apricot mixture. Roll up, arrange strips of paper diagonally across the roll, sprinkle lightly with icing sugar, remove the paper and scatter with orange rind.