Black Sesame Swiss Roll

5 from 2 votes

An easy to make but really striking black sesame Swiss Roll that offers something elegantly different from the norm. Tempting, light and mysteriously dark sponge cake filled with luxurious vanilla cream, topped with a vanilla cream piping and a decorative sprinkle of black sesame seeds. This is just the treat for those days when you feel like something not too sweet to reward yourself for all that hard work that you do!

Prep Time30

Cook Time25

Chiling time1

Total Time1 55

Course: cakes, desserts

Cuisine: American, Asian

Keyword: black sesame, black sesame swiss roll, cake, Swiss roll

Servings: slices

Calories: 361kcal

Author: Bakabee

Ingredients

For the cake

6 pc eggs separated
1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
90 g granulated white sugar divided into 45g and 45g
60 ml milk
45 ml vegetable oil
6 tbsp black sesame powder sifted
45 g all-purpose flour sifted
45 g cornstarch sifted
¼ tsp cream of tartar

For the filling

1 ½ cup double cream 35%
94 g powdered sugar sifted
1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
¼ tsp sea salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 165℃. Grease the Swiss Roll pan 15" x 9" by butter and line with a sheet of parchment paper.
Chill a metal mixing bowl in the fridge to cool for preparing the filling later.
In two separate bowls, separate the egg whites and the egg yolks. Be careful, do not mix any egg yolks into the egg whites.
In another mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and 45g of sugar until thicken in texture.
Add pure vanilla extract, milk and vegetable oil to the egg mixture and mix them well.
Add the sifted sesame powder, all-purpose flour and cornstarch to the egg mixture and mix them well.
In the stand mixer, whisk the egg whites until foamy at low speed. Add the cream of tartar. Then add the sugar spoonful by spoonful. After that, continue to beat the egg whites at high speed until stiff peak form. It takes around 6-8 minutes.
Use a spatula to add a little of egg white into the egg yolk mixture to loosen up the texture.
Fold the egg white into the mixture gently until all well combined in 3 portions. Be gentle and be patient at this stage, you do not want to beat all the air out.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and use an offset spatula to spread into an even layer. Bake it for around 13-15 minutes, until top springs back when lightly pressed.
Prepare a sheet of parchment paper, spread it onto a flat surface. Invert the warm cake onto the parchment paper. Peel off the baked parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to cut the edges to make it look neat.
Starting at the short side, use the parchment paper to tightly roll the cake. Let it cool completely on a wire rack.
Make the filling, take the chilled mixing bowl out from the fridge. Whisk together double cream, powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract, and salt, until stiff peak form. Refrigerate it until ready to use.
When the cake is cool, unroll it and spread the filling evenly over the cake. Leave around 1 cm at the end. Roll the cake back into a roll, this time without the parchment paper. Place the seam side down on a serving plate and refrigerate it until well chilled, 1 hour.
Decorate the Swiss Roll by piping the rest of the filling and sprinkle some black sesame seeds on top. (Optional)
Cut a slice and have it with a cup of tea! Delicious! Happy Baking!

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Notes

This recipe is for a baking pan 15" x 9". If your pan is in different sizes, please adjust the quantity of the ingredients proportionally.
Make sure the mixing bowl and the whisk for beating egg whites are grease free.
Watch my video tutorial to see the whole process.
Leave me comments if you have any questions.

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