Charlotte Royal Recipe
This Charlotte Royal recipe is one of the gems from my family cookbook. I prefer to make Charlotte Royal as a Dessert for all my family get-togethers. I would really appreciate a feedback on this recipe of Charlotte Royal. Thank You.
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated, plus 2 egg yolks
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
Pinch of salt
Few drops of vanilla extract
3/4 cup (75 g) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 lb. (450 g) cherry or raspberry jam
Filling:
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 cup (250 ml) white wine
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1-1/2 cups (350 ml) whipping cream
Candied cherries
Directions
To make jelly roll, follow recipe on adding salt and vanilla to beaten egg mixture.
Turn out cake onto sugared paper; peel off lining paper.
Spread warm cake with jam.
Trim edges and roll up tightly, using sugared paper to help.
Let cool.
Cut cooled jelly roll into 18 slices.
Line a 6-1/4-cup (1.5-liter) bowl with 14 jelly-roll slices, pressing well against each other to cover bottom and sides of bowl.
To make filling, dissolve gelatin in 1/3 cup (100 ml) wine over low heat.
Transfer to a small bowl.
Heat remaining wine, sugar, lemon juice and salt until sugar has dissolved.
Stir into gelatin mixture.
Cool until just on the point of setting.
Whip cream in a medium bowl; reserve a little for piping decoration.
Pour wine mixture into whipped cream; fold together carefully.
Spoon whipped cream mixture in jelly-roll lined bowl; cover with remaining jelly-roll slices.
Refrigerate until set.
Turn out onto a serving dish.
Put reserved whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a fluted nozzle.
Decorate dessert with rosettes of whipped cream and candied cherries.
Turn out cake onto sugared paper; peel off lining paper.
Spread warm cake with jam.
Trim edges and roll up tightly, using sugared paper to help.
Let cool.
Cut cooled jelly roll into 18 slices.
Line a 6-1/4-cup (1.5-liter) bowl with 14 jelly-roll slices, pressing well against each other to cover bottom and sides of bowl.
To make filling, dissolve gelatin in 1/3 cup (100 ml) wine over low heat.
Transfer to a small bowl.
Heat remaining wine, sugar, lemon juice and salt until sugar has dissolved.
Stir into gelatin mixture.
Cool until just on the point of setting.
Whip cream in a medium bowl; reserve a little for piping decoration.
Pour wine mixture into whipped cream; fold together carefully.
Spoon whipped cream mixture in jelly-roll lined bowl; cover with remaining jelly-roll slices.
Refrigerate until set.
Turn out onto a serving dish.
Put reserved whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a fluted nozzle.
Decorate dessert with rosettes of whipped cream and candied cherries.
