Close your eyes:
Imagine you are eating a giant, gooey powdered jelly doughnut…
Welcome to reality.
Looks fancy… but this jelly roll is ridiculously simple to make.
- It’s single-serving.
- Takes just 10 minutes
- It can even be fat-free.
I’ve always been intimidated by jelly roll cakes, but this recipe is one of the easiest things I’ve ever made. So even if you don’t think you can cook, you’ll probably have no trouble making this. And it’ll impress the socks off of everyone you know!
Skinny Mini Jelly Roll Cake
(Serves 1-2)
- 1/2 cup ww pastry flour, or white or spelt flour (70g) (For a gf version, use this: gluten-free option.)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 100g water or other liquid (That’s 1/3 cup plus 1 T plus 1 tsp)
- 2 packets stevia (or omit and use 2 tbsp liquid sweetener–such as agave or honey–and decrease water by that amount)
- 2 tablespoons applesauce
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Combine all dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, combine wet (including applesauce). Mix wet into dry, but don’t overmix. Pour into a greased 8-in circle pan or a rectangular pan. (Be sure to grease it very well, or the cake won’t come out.) Cook for 10 minutes in a NON-preheated oven at 420F. (You might need to cook it longer, depending on your oven.) Let cool ten minutes before removing cake from pan. Then cut off all four edges so it forms a rectangle (if you used the circle pan). Spread on jam, or whatever else you wish, and roll it up. It’s that easy!
You can fill this single-serving cake with anything you can imagine: Peanut butter, chocolate chips, fresh berries, frosting, coconut butter, etc.
Shown above, with jam and Sugar-Free Powdered Sugar.
Question of the Day:
Do you consider yourself a good cook?
Or are you a walking disaster in the kitchen? Do you like to cook elaborate meals? Or are tv dinners and Chinese takeout your specialties?
P.S. I’m shocked so many of you voted for the non-chocolate recipe yesterday. What am I going to do with you guys?? 😉
Mmm, I haven’t had a doughnut in years! Like Samantha above, I don’t consider myself a good cook, but as long as I’m having fun and things are edible, I’m happy. I’d love to be able to be operate mostly sans recipes one day…
I love gooey things 😀
I’m so glad you picked this one! I didn’t vote (too embarrassed that it was the sans-chocolate option).
This does looks so easy. It will be made today.
And as for myself, I’m pretty awesome in the kitchen 🙂 I find that it’s because I love baking/cooking, but mostly because of the joy I get when feeding others… especially healthier things.
Thanks for keeping your blog going…. my husband thanks you. 🙂
Are you kidding me? How do you come up with the stuff, it’s amazing!!! You are a genius!!! I want to make the pancakes and jelly roll!
This looks so good! Any thoughts on making cake pops/truffles from the leftover cake? Do you think the creamy, dreamy frosting would have right consistency?
Sorry, I’m clueless when it comes to cake pops. Never made them before… never even tried one!
WOW!! I want to try this with so many different fillings! A twinkie version, chocolate peanut butter, and coconut butter version come to mind 😉
Oh my gosh…I love your ideas! And way to get the chocolate peanut butter in there! 🙂
Fillings were all that “filled” my mind after seeing this too! I just popped my cake in the oven…I plan to fill it with Katie’s cream cheese mousse/frosting and strawberry jam….BOOM strawberry cheesecake jelly roll! Oh man…I can’t wait lol
Shade, that sounds awesome!! 🙂
This looks so good. I might have to make it tonight!
Looks delicious!! I wonder if this would work with almond flour…
Wow, this looks delicious and is so versatile! It’s technically a breakfast recipe too, right?! 😉 Or at least that’s when I’d like to eat this! I’m sure this would be such a hit- especially with nutella and strawberries rolled in? Gotta factor in some chocolate somehow!
It can be a breakfast recipe… ONLY if you include the chocolate ;).
Very good!! I admit I didn’t pay enough attention to the recipe. I halved it and put it in a mini loaf pan. It was a little too tall, so I just cut off the top horizontally. I *might* have enjoyed the scraps. I made a cheesecake filling. My 2-yr-old and I enjoyed it after lunch. I want to try subbing the applesauce for pb and doing a chocolate filling.
Oh cute! I love the idea to make a loaf and put the filling in the middle. I wonder if you could make it into a twinkie… Hmmm…
Do you think it would work to use agave for the sweetener and reduce the water?
I think I’m improving as a cook. My Mom tends to really like things I make, but others don’t tend to. I just tell myself there to used to all the unhealthy stuff. I did get a surprise on Christmas when one of my brothers asked me for the recipe for the lunch I made.
Sorry, I’m not sure!
OK, I am so jealous of everyone that has already dived in and tried making this! 🙂
In my defense, the three Rescue Chocolate Peanut Butter Pit Bull bars went into your Chocolate Bar Pie recipe today and it turned out wonderful.
Thank you for what you do!
Ooh this is so good, I can’t believe the nutrition stats on this! I am officially in love with your Single Lady Cupcakes, I have to say! This is just a great addition to that list!
That looks just like the hostess snacks except this one is good for me!
Damn Katie. That looks AMAZING! I’m so pinning this to make later. Single serving desserts are the best!
Very yummy. DS and DH both loved it! I am a pretty good cook. I have been practicing for a few years. 😉 I am not good at inventing recipes. If it is written out I am a champ.
I am so so excited you liked it!