ARCTIC ROLL
ARCTIC ROLL
ARCTIC ROLL

Ingredients
  • 750ml/1pint 7fl oz good quality vanilla ice cream
  • softened
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 110g/4oz caster sugar
  • plus extra to dust
  • 110g/4oz self-raising flour
  • 150g/5oz caster sugar
  • ½ lemon
  • zest and juice
  • 350g/13oz strawberries
  • quartered
Directions
  • For the sponge
  • beat the ice cream until softened then spoon into a 5cmx30cm/2inx12in long clean plastic or metal pipe. Place into the freezer and freeze for 3-4 hours
  • or until solid. Alternatively
  • soften slightly and place onto a sheet of baking parchment
  • then roll up and mould into a sausage 5cmx30cm/2inx12in long and freeze until solid.
  • Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 and line a 23cmx33cm/9inx13in Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.
  • Place the eggs and sugar into a bowl and whisk until very light
  • fluffy and thickened.
  • Sift the flour over the mixture and fold in carefully.
  • Pour into the lined tin and smooth with a spatula until evenly spread out.
  • Bake the sponge for 10-12 minutes
  • or until just firm to the touch.
  • Place a sheet of baking parchment that is slightly bigger than the tray onto the work surface and dust with some caster sugar.
  • Turn the sponge out onto the parchment paper
  • then peel off the parchment on the bottom of the sponge. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • For the strawberry jam
  • heat a frying pan until hot
  • then add the sugar
  • lemon zest and juice and cook for 3-4 minutes until the sugar has dissolved and slightly thickened.
  • Meanwhile place the strawberries into a food processor and pulse until very roughly chopped.
  • Add to the pan
  • mix well and cook the jam for a further 3-5 minutes until thick. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  • To assemble the roll
  • spread the strawberry jam over the cooled sponge
  • leaving a 2cm/1in gap around the edge.
  • If the pipe used to set the ice cream is metal
  • run a blow torch over the pipe to release the ice cream or if plastic
  • dip in hot water to release the ice cream from the pipe.
  • Place the ice cream cylinder along the long side of the sponge
  • then using the parchment paper underneath
  • roll up the sponge so the ice cream is encased in sponge.
  • Roll the sponge off the parchment and cut into slices to serve.