Soft and Fluffy Pork Floss Roll Cake
This Pork Floss Roll Cake is a soft, fluffy cake rolled with savory pork floss for a delightful, balanced treat. Perfect for breakfast, tea time, or as a snack, this simple and satisfying recipe will quickly become a favorite in your baking repertoire.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Setting Time30 mins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4
- 5 eggs
- 60 g full cream milk
- 50 g corn oil
- 50 g white sugar
- 1 g salt
- 3 ml white vinegar can be replaced with lemon juice
- 50 g all-purpose flour or 40g high-gluten flour + 10g cornstarch
- 20 g green onions finely chopped
- 15 g white sesame seeds
- 30 g pork floss adjust according to preference
Prepare the batter
In a large, clean bowl, carefully separate the egg whites and yolks from 5 eggs, placing them into two separate bowls.
Pour 60g of milk and 50g of corn oil into a new bowl. Using a hand whisk or chopsticks, stir in a “Z” shape to emulsify the mixture. Keep mixing until the liquid is smooth and uniform, with no visible oil droplets, and the texture becomes silky and smooth.
Sift in the dry ingredients (either 50g of all-purpose flour or 40g of high-gluten flour combined with 10g of cornstarch) into the emulsified mixture. Then, gently fold the flour into the liquid using a spatula, stirring from the bottom up until fully combined.
Next, add the egg yolks along with 1g of salt to the mixture. Stir until the batter is smooth and has a yogurt-like consistency. If the batter is too thin, add a little more flour; if it's too thick, add a small amount of milk, adjusting gradually and stirring constantly to avoid making the batter too runny or too stiff.
Combine the egg whites with the batter
Gently fold one-third of the whipped egg whites into the batter. Use a spatula and quickly and gently fold from the bottom up, being careful not to deflate the egg whites. Once incorporated, pour the batter back into the remaining egg whites and continue to fold gently until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
Bake the cake
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan from about 28 cm above the surface to allow the batter to settle evenly. Gently tap the pan's edges to release any air bubbles.
Sprinkle the chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and pork floss evenly over the surface. Adjust the amount of pork floss to your taste.
Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes at 160°C. After 20 minutes, reduce the temperature to 140°C and continue baking for an additional 20 minutes. Avoid opening the oven door frequently during the baking process.
Roll the cake
Once cooled, cover the top with parchment paper and flip the cake over. Carefully peel off the top parchment paper. Use a knife to cut one side of the cake at a 45-degree angle to remove any excess cake.
Start by rolling the cake once to form a small coil. Then, press the rolling pin against the parchment paper with one hand while using the other hand to pull the parchment forward, rolling the cake tightly and evenly.
Let the pork floss roll set for 30 minutes. For faster setting, you can place it in the fridge to help it firm up and hold its shape. Once set, cut into your desired portion sizes.