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A slice of matcha roll cake on a plate showing a perfect swirl.

Matcha Roll Cake (Swiss Roll)

Author: Gail Ng
Soft and fluffy matcha roll cake that's full of matcha flavour in both the cake and the matcha whipped cream.
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Yield 8 servings
Category Dessert
Cuisine Japanese

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Matcha Cake Sheet

  • 110 g cake flour
  • 2 tablespoons matcha powder, sifted
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 150 g granulated sugar, divided into 100g + 50g
  • 50 g milk, dairy or non-dairy
  • 50 g oil, e.g. canola oil, avocado oil, etc
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Matcha Whipped Cream Filling

  • 1 teaspoon matcha powder, sifted
  • 400 g whipping cream or heavy cream, cold
  • 40 g powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Matcha Cake Sheet

  • Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12x17" baking tray with parchment paper cut to size and set aside.
  • Flour mixture: In a small bowl, stir together flour, matcha powder (sift it in if clumpy), and baking powder. Set aside.
    Left to right: sifting matcha powder into a bowl of flour, mixing dry ingredients with a spoon.
  • Separate eggs: Separate the egg whites and egg yolks into two large mixing bowls, being careful not to get any yolk in the egg whites. Set the bowl of egg yolks aside.
    Left to right: hand holding an egg yolk above a bowl, pouring egg whites into a mixing bowl.
  • Egg white meringue: To the egg whites, add cream of tartar. Use an electric hand mixer to beat the egg whites on low-medium speed until they become frothy like cappuccino foam. Add 100g of sugar, one spoonful at a time, mixing in between each addition. After all the sugar has been added, continue beating on medium-high speed until the meringue becomes stiff peaks. Set aside.
    Left to right: sprinkling sugar into egg whites while mixing with hand mixer, stiff peaks of meringue on hand mixer.
  • Egg yolk mixture: To the egg yolks, add the remaining 50g of sugar. Use the same hand mixer to mix until combined. Add the milk, oil, and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Use a fine mesh sieve to sift the flour mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Mix on low speed until the flour has just combined.
    Left to right: mixing egg yolk mixture with hand mixer, sifting flour mixture into egg yolk mixture.
  • Combine meringue and egg yolk mixture: Add about ⅓ of the egg white meringue into the egg yolk mixture and fold together with a spatula, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl. Add the rest of the meringue and fold together until no streaks remain. Again, make sure to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl where thicker batter can stick. Don't overmix.
    Left to right: dropping meringue into a bowl of cake batter from a spatula, folding cake batter with a spatula.
  • Fill pan: Pour the batter into your lined baking tray. Use an offset spatula to spread the batter into the corners and edges of the pan and smooth the batter into an even layer.
    Left to right: pouring cake batter into baking tray, spreading cake batter into an even layer with an offset spatula.
  • Bake: Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned and the top of the cake sheet is puffed up.
  • Release cake: Let the cake cool on a wire rack for only about 5 minutes before running an offset spatula around the edges of the pan to release the cake. Place a wire rack on top of the pan, grip both sides of the pan and rack (with oven mitts), and flip the cake onto the rack. Peel the parchment paper off the cake. Place a fresh sheet of parchment paper on top and flip the cake onto the parchment paper.
    Left to right: sliding an offset spatula around a cake pan, peeling parchment paper off of cake sheet.
  • Pre-roll cake: Cut the browned edges off the two short ends of the cake sheet. While the cake is still warm, roll the the cake up with the parchment paper starting from a short end. Let the cake cool completely in this rolled-up log shape.
    Left to right: hands rolling cake sheet with parchment paper, side view of cake rolled up with parchment paper.

Matcha Whipped Cream Filling

  • Mix matcha: In a large mixing bowl, sift in the matcha powder and add a small amount of whipping cream. Use a spatula to mix them together, smearing the matcha powder against the bottom and sides of the bowl to get rid of the clumps.
    Left to right: pouring whipping cream into bowl of matcha powder, mixing matcha powder and whipping cream together with a spatula.
  • Whip cream: Add the rest of the whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Use an electric hand mixer to beat until it becomes stiff peaks.
    Left to right: pouring whipping cream into a bowl of matcha cream, beating whipped cream with a hand mixer.
  • Spread cream on cake: Unroll your cooled cake sheet. Add dollops of whipped cream on top of cake. Use an offset spatula to spread the cream into a thick, even layer. Leave the last 2" at the end of the cake sheet empty. Save any remaining whipped cream for decoration later.
    Two images of hand spreading whipped cream on a cake sheet with an offset spatula.
  • Roll cake: Roll the cake up in the same way as before. When you get to the end of the roll, place a sheet of plastic wrap next to the cake so that you can roll the cake right onto the plastic wrap. Use an offset spatula to remove any excess cream that squishes out of the seam and push any cream that comes out from the two ends of the roll. Wrap the cake roll in plastic wrap and chill the in fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight to allow the cream to set.
    Left to right: hands rolling up cake roll, hands wrapping cake roll in plastic wrap.
  • Slice: Before serving, use a serrated knife to cut off about ½" off both ends of the roll to reveal the swirl. Cut the cake into 1-1.5" slices and pipe any remaining whipped cream on top (optional).
    Left to right: cutting the end of a cake roll off with a knife, piping whipped cream on top of slices of roll cake.

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Nutrition

Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 1136IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg
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