Swiss Roll Cake with Floral Design

A classic and beautiful dessert Swiss Roll Cake with a twist of homemade adorable daisy floral design is sure to be a spotlight stealer! Enjoy a vanilla sheet roll cake filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. It’s the perfect sweet treat!

Don’t be intimidated by fancy desserts! This Swiss Roll Cake with Floral Design is surprisingly easy to make. Follow our step-by-step instructions and impress everyone with your baking skills.

A Beginner-friendly floral design for Swissroll Cake

The Swiss Roll Cake is a beloved dessert enjoyed for generations. Its light and fluffy cake, paired with a creamy filling, creates a delightful texture and flavor combination. But what if we could elevate this classic dessert to a whole new level? Enter the Floral Swiss Roll Cake – a stunning creation that combines the familiar taste of the traditional recipe with a visually captivating design.

I’ve been seeing some really cute decorative Swiss rolls and rolled cakes floating around the internet lately so I wanted to experiment with creating my own.

In this recipe, I use techniques to find a balance between using a soft and pliable pattern paste for the design while ensuring it stays in place as you pipe. The elimination of a thicker pattern paste, commonly used in other Swiss cakes, makes it easier to roll without cracking, plus it’s more aesthetic with a better texture.

I chose this design and flower as I thought it would be beginner-friendly and also easier than other designs. Also, I make some pastel daisy flowery theme, so feminine lol I hope the message arrived to you all hehe, and most importantly the cake is still of course mouthwatering, Tasty is a must and pretty is a bonus! How about making both in the perfect way?

This recipe goes beyond the ordinary, incorporating a separate design batter to create intricate floral patterns on the cake surface. This playful addition not only adds a touch of elegance but also allows for endless creativity.

It also takes the classic Swiss roll to a whole new level with a stunning floral design. Not only is it delicious, but it also creates a visually impressive dessert that will wow your guests.

Ingredients of Swiss Roll Cake with Floral Design

Design Batter

• Butter room temperature; Creates a smooth and spreadable base for the design batter.
• Powdered Sugar; Sweetens the design batter and helps it adhere to the cake.
• Egg White; to add structure and stability to the batter
• Flour; I used all-purpose flour. Make sure you sieve your flour so there are no air pockets inside the cake. Thickens the design batter and allows it to hold its shape when piped.
• Food Coloring; Adds vibrant color to the design batter, allowing for creative floral patterns. For the flower design, I used a yellow and red-brownish color

Roll Cake

• Milk; you can use any type of milk you have on hand  Adds moisture and richness to the cake batter.
• Vegetable Oil; Contributes to a moist and tender crumb in the cake.
• Flour; Provides the main structure and framework for the cake.
• Egg Yolk room temperature; Adds richness and fat, contributing to the tenderness of the cake.
• Egg White Cold; When whipped, egg whites add volume and airiness to the cake, making it light and fluffy.
• Sugar; Sweetens the cake batter.
• Lemon Juice; Helps activate the leavening agent (egg whites) and adds a subtle tangy flavor.
• Food Coloring; tint the cake batter a desired color. Since I make a flower pastel theme, I use a blue color which mixes with the batter to become a green tosca color.

Cream Filling

• Heavy Cream; The base of the whipped cream filling, provides its light and airy texture
• Cream Cheese; Adds richness, tanginess, and stability to the filling
• Sugar; Sweetens the cream filling to the desired taste

How to Make Swiss Roll Cake with Floral Design

First thing first, start with Line a baking sheet with a design paper then top it with parchment paper. Here’s a brief of instructions; Making a design batter, making roll cake, Cream filling, and assembly everything.

Design Batter

Mix dry ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk together softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth and lump-free.

Combine wet ingredients which are egg white and mix until incorporated.

Then, Sift in the flour and fold it in gently until just combined. Add a few drops of food coloring of your choice and mix until evenly distributed.

Now Let’s make a design, Transfer the design batter to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Trace your desired floral design onto the parchment paper using the batter. I’m not the first-timer who succeeded in making flower designs, but with some practice, I can make them.

Then, Refrigerate the decorated baking sheet while preparing the cake batter.

Roll Cake

Let’s make and bake roll cake, start preheating the oven to 150℃ or 302℉.

In a mixing bowl, add milk and oil, mix with a whisk then sieve flour to the mixing bowl and mix again. Add egg yolks, and food coloring and mix again until well combined.

In another mixing bowl, beat over medium-high speed the egg white, lemon juice, and sugar. Slowly insert sugar in three batches until hard peak.

Then, add ⅓ of the white meringue to the egg yolk mixture, then gently fold it in until it’s mostly combined. and you can add the rest of the white meringue and fold it in until well combined.

Pour the batter onto a baking sheet, and flatten the batter using a scraper. Bake for 20 minutes.

Once baked, gently drop the baking sheet with the cake from a few inches high to release steam. Remove the cake from the oven and transfer it to a cooling rack. Once slightly cooled, carefully peel off the parchment paper and let the cake cool completely on the wire rack.

Cream Filling & Assembly

To make a cream filling, you need to Beat all the cream-filling ingredients until hard peek. Place about ⅓ cup of cream into a piping bag fitted with a closed star piping nozzle.

Next, we’re going to assemble the Swiss roll cake;

• Trim the cake: Cut off the uneven edges of the cake at an angle to ensure a neat roll.
• Spread the filling: Spread the remaining whipped cream filling evenly over the cake, leaving a small border around the edges.
• Roll the cake: Using the parchment paper as an aid, carefully roll the cake up from the short end, creating a tight log.
• Shape and refrigerate: Secure the roll with tape and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until the filling is set.

Decorate and Serve

For the finishing touch; After being refrigerated, cut the roll cake into 6 parts then place 3 cakes on the cake board, stack them with two cakes and one cake at the top. Decorate with the cream and fruits. I decorate it with strawberries, some edible pearls a cream filling topping, and some gold flakes. Be free to decorate it! and yes finally enjoy your so effortly pretty gorgeous Swissroll cake with a flower design of your own!

Recipe Notes;

• Use a rubber spatula to gently spread the batter evenly on the baking sheet.
• Don’t overbake the cake, as it will become dry and crack when rolled.
• If the cake cracks slightly while rolling, don’t worry, the whipped cream filling will help conceal it. Try to roll the cake when it is still warm
• Be creative with cream filling. you can substitute other jams or fillings for the floral design, such as melted chocolate or fruit puree.
• Don’t overmix the batter, as this can lead to a tough cake

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