How to Make a Jelly Roll w/ 5 Ingredients

Oct 13, 2026

The easiest jelly roll you’ll ever make. To make companion fresh jam, check out my Jam How-To here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG9HZWDfQzI

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What You Need:
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cups your favorite jam or jelly


Bring a small pot of water to a boil. In the bowl of your stand mixer, add eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a brownie pan with no-stick spray then line it with parchment paper.

Place mixing bowl over pot of boiling water and whisk constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the eggs are “baby bottle warm,” about 5-8 minutes. Whisk eggs in your stand mixer until they increase in volume, are pale and reach the “ribbon stage” (see video).

Sift on cake flour and carefully fold in using the whisk from your stand mixer until incorporated. Pour into prepared pan and smooth out into an even layer. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Remove the cake from the pan, remove the parchment and spread on jelly or jam over the top. Place cake on a layer of plastic wrap and carefully roll up tightly. Wrap in another layer and roll up even tighter. Place in the freezer for 2 hours for easy slicing.