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Mandarine roll slice in a white square bowl

Mandarin Cake Roll

Easy spongy cake recipe that is simple to roll and delicious to eat!
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 6 people
Calories 1085 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 cookie sheets/jelly roll pan
  • 1 stand mixer
  • 2 tea towels
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 250 grams sugar
  • 300 grams flour (all-purpose or cake)
  • 800 grams heavy cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 2 envelopes Dream Whip
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 5 small cans Mandarin oranges
  • ½ cup grated chocolate

Instructions
 

  • **Drain the cans of mandarin oranges. (Preferably over night) Also want to set out the cream cheese so it is softened.

Cake prep

  • Preheat the oven to 390°F
  • In your mixer bowl add 6 eggs. Then separate the other 4 eggs and only use the yolk. So in your mixing bowl you'll have 10 yolks but only 6 whites. (I save the 4 whites in the fridge for breakfast the next day).
  • Add the 250 grams of sugar and mix on high for 6 minutes.
  • Add the 300 grams of flour and fold it into the mix.
  • Add parchment paper on both cookie sheets. Separate half of the dough onto each cookie sheet.
  • Smooth out the dough and then sprinkle with shredded chocolate. Save a couple Tbsp to sprinkle on the top of the finished rolls.
  • Bake for less than 10 minutes until only golden. You can bake them one at a time or together.
  • Remove and flip onto kitchen towel. Cool slightly and gently remove the parchment paper.
  • Starting on the long side roll up the cake and set it on a wire rack to cool completely with the seam side down. Do this before it cools to prevent cracking when rolling it back up with the filling.

Whipped filling prep

  • Now in your mixing bowl dump the two Dream Whip packages and follow instructions on the box to prepare.
  • Add your 800 grams of heavy cream and mix until stiff
  • Add in softened cream cheese and mix until well combined.
  • Once cakes are cooled, unroll and spread cream filling on both and evenly add the tangerines and roll it up from the long side (I save enough to place some on the top when rolled up). Keep the cake seam side down.
  • I run a little bit of the cream filling down the top center of the roll and place remaining tangerines down the center and sprinkle with remaining chocolate.
  • Chill for at least an hour so the cake holds it shape when you cut it. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • You can replace the grated chocolate with grated orange peal or powdered sugar if you prefer.
  • I prefer dream whip but you can also use cool whip or similar if you prefer.
  • you can fill this with a jam spread like a "jelly roll" or a chocolate spread, apple cinnamon whip, pretty much any flavor you can imagine. 
  • Topping are interchangeable and almost limitless as well. You can cover this in simple powdered sugar, whip topping, chocolate ganache, etc.
**NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER The nutritional information shown is an estimate, and is determined from online calculators. 

Nutrition

Calories: 1085kcalCarbohydrates: 112gProtein: 16gFat: 66gSaturated Fat: 40gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 319mgSodium: 167mgPotassium: 587mgFiber: 5gSugar: 70gVitamin A: 4062IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 227mgIron: 1mg
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