Jelly Roll

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and add shortening.
• 2 beat in 2 eggs and flavoring. beat until very smooth.
• 3 separate remaining eggs. add yolks to batter, beating well.
• 4 beat the 2 whites stiff and fold inches.
• 5 pour batter in well greased shallow pan about 15 by 10 and spread evenly. bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
• 6 when cake is done, immediately turn cake onto cloth well sprinkled with powdered sugar.
• 7 quickly cut off crisp edges and spread with jam or jelly which has been beaten up to spread easily.
• 8 then roll the cake from one side using the cloth as a pusher. leave in cloth till cold, at least 1/2 hour. do not over beat and do not bake more than 15 minutes. this cake can be made the day before and will be fresh.
• 9 note: other fillings might be vanilla or chocolate custard or one of many pudding mixes. lining pan with greased wax paper will help in getting cake out without breaking it.