Ingredients
For the dough:
- 5 eggs
- 80 g of 00 flour
- 80 g of potato starch
- 150 g of sugar
- 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red food coloring (for a special Christmas effect! )
- 2 tablespoons of alchermes (optional, for color and flavor!)
For the filling:
- 400 g of mascarpone
- 500 ml of fresh whipping cream
- 70 g of icing sugar
- 200 g of black cherries in syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To decorate:
- 2 egg whites
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon juice
- Fresh currants (or berries as desired for a colorful touch!)
Instructions
- Preparation of the dough:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Separate the yolks from the whites.
- Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is light and frothy.
- Add vanilla extract and, if desired, alchermes for a touch of color and flavor.
- Add the sifted flour and starch, mixing gently.
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.
- Add the egg whites to the yolk mixture, mixing from the bottom up so as not to deflate the mixture.
- Add red food coloring until you reach the desired shade.
- Pour the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, leveling the surface.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
- Preparation of the filling:
- Whip the fresh cream with the icing sugar and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, beat the mascarpone until creamy.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone until you obtain a smooth cream.
- Add the candied cherries, mixing carefully.
- Assembling the roll:
- Once cooked, remove the dough from the oven and turn it upside down onto a clean, slightly dampened tea towel.
- Gently remove the baking paper.
- Roll the dough up on itself with the help of the tea towel and let it cool.
- Unroll the cooled dough and spread the filling evenly.
- Roll it up again, this time without the tea towel, forming the final roll.
- Decoration:
- Prepare a glaze by whipping the egg whites with icing sugar and a few drops of lemon juice.
- Cover the roll with the icing and decorate with fresh currants or other berries as desired.
