Strawberry Shortcake Roll

Name: Strawberry Shortcake Roll
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams), fresh strawberries, hulled and halved; 6 tablespons (75 grams), granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, water; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; 3/4 cup (3¾ ounces/106 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 5 large, eggs, room temperature; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces/149 grams), granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; , Confectioners' sugar; 1 cup, heavy cream, chilled; 4 ounces (113 grams), mascarpone cheese; 2 tablespoons (25 grams), granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon, lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Fruit
Fruit Desserts
Easter
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2011

We don’t normally try to fix what isn’t broken, but when it comes to strawberry shortcake, we thought it couldn’t hurt to tinker.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1¾ hours, plus 9 hours chilling and cooling

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