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]] Swiss roll is a type of Sponge Cake baked in a very shallow rectangular baking tray, and then filled, rolled up, and served in circular slices. The origins of the term ''"swiss"'' roll are unclear. PREPARATION For preparation, in most cases, it is rolled up in a clean tea towel as soon as it comes out of the oven, while it is still flexible enough to roll without cracking. It is left to cool in this shape, then unrolled, filled with Jam , Jelly , Lemon Curd , or other filling, and then rolled up again. The preliminary rolling is important if a Cream or Buttercream filling is used, as such fillings would melt if spread directly onto a hot cake. It can be spread quickly onto the cake, which is then rolled immediately after, before it has cooled down and become less flexible. REGIONAL United States The most common method of making a swiss roll is to use a basic sponge cake recipe. A jam swiss roll is sometimes known as a ''jam roll'', or, in the United States , a '''''jelly roll'''''. A chocolate swiss roll is made in the same way, but Cocoa Powder is substituted for some of the flour, and the cake is filled either with Whipped Cream or with buttercream, sometimes flavoured with Vanilla , Chocolate , or a chocolate-flavoured Liqueur . A chocolate swiss roll is sometimes called a '''''chocolate log'''''. United Kingdom In the U.K the "collapsed swiss roll" is a popular variety of the sponge dessert. Cream and jam will often be used to fill the roll, with berries often embedded into the sponge to add weight to the sponge layers, and hence collapse the roll shape. Hong Kong The origin of this pastry is likely from the U.K., since Hong Kong was a British Colony in the 19th Century . The cake is never packaged as it is sold fresh daily in Chinese Bakeries . Overall, this cake has been sold next to other Chinese pastries well before the popularizing of western-style bakeries such as Maxim . There are a couple of popular variations.
Overseas Chinatowns Most U.S Chinatown bakeries sell the basic Hong Kong ''Egg Roll'' version. It essentially looks and taste identical to the one sold in Hong Kong. Japan Japan have green tea powder versions, such as Matcha . Philippines Philippines uses Purple Yam and Mango . Switzerland The swiss roll is not widely eaten in Switzerland . OTHER
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