Written by Kaitime
Ingredients:
- 8 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 cups superfine sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
- ½ cups hazelnuts, chopped
- 1 ½ cups chilled whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 punnet fresh strawberries
- Icing sugar
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Line 18x12x1 inch baking sheet with buttered parchment paper.
- Using electric mixer beat egg whites and lemon juice in large bowl to soft peaks. Gradually beat in 2 cups sugar and cornstarch.
- Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue in prepared baking sheet, smooth top.
- Sprinkle hazelnuts over the meringue. Bake until the top is pale golden brown but center is still soft, 30-40 minutes.
- Let meringue cool for 10 minutes, and then tip it onto a tea towel, paper side up.
- Carefully remove paper. Use a small knife to loosen edges if necessary. If it tears a bit don't worry about it. You won't notice it when the cake is rolled.
- Combine chilled whipping cream, sugar and vanilla.
- Beat until thick. The cake is sweet so you can leave out the sugar if you prefer.
- Let cake cool for 20-30 minutes. Spread with whipped cream, sprinkle with fresh fruit and roll up starting at the short end.
- The crust doesn't remain crisp for too long, especially when the roll is refrigerated.
- What does happen is the meringue absorbs moisture from the whipped cream and becomes even lighter in texture.


