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Mandarin and Poppy Seeds Cake Roll

 Mandarin and Poppy Seeds Cake Roll is easy poppy seed roll recipe with Mascarpone filling and refreshing slices of canned mandarin oranges. Low sugar and light dessert!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Mandarin and Poppy Seeds Cake Roll
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 1 roll

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for the batter:
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 Tbsp sugar
  • 4 Tbsp boiling water
  • 8 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp poppy seeds
  • Ingredients for the filling:
  • 2 cups Mascarpone
  • 12 Tbsp whipping cream
  • 3 drops orange edible oil
  • 1 cup sliced canned mandarin oranges

Instructions

  1. Place sliced mandarin oranges on kitchen paper to absorb extra syrup moisture and leave aside.

  2. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.

  3. Cover 11 x 16 x 1 inches pan with parchment paper and spray it. Leave aside.

  4. In medium sized bowl, combine dry ingredients: sugar, flour, baking powder and poppy seeds. Leave aside.

  5. In another medium sized bowl, mix egg whites and pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.

  6. Slowly add dry ingredients, water, and egg yolks; gently combine with spatula.

  7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  8. Leave to cool for two minutes and invert on wet kitchen towel. Roll up your seed roll in the towel, jelly roll style, starting with long side.

  9. Cool completely.

  10. While cake is cooling, prepare the filling: start with whipping cream to get stiff peaks and add Mascarpone and orange edible oil. Combine with spatula.

  11. Unroll the cake and spread filling over it leaving ½ inch space edge. Place mandarin slices over the filling and roll up the cake again.

  12. Place seem side down on a serving platter. Cool in the fridge before serving.