Swiss roll
 A Sri Lankan Swiss roll | |
| Alternative names | Jelly roll, roll cake, roulade, gâteau roulé, swiss cake, mini rolls, jam roll, sponge roll |
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| Type | Sponge cake |
| Place of origin | Central Europe (likely) |
| Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, sugar, jam or buttercream or whipped cream |
A Swiss roll, jelly roll (United States), roll cake (West Asia), cream roll (South Asia), roulade (France, Switzerland and Denmark), rullekake (Norway), rulltårta (Sweden), kääretortu (Finland), gâteau roulé (France), swiss cake, mini rolls, jam roll or sponge roll (Australia), is a type of rolled sweet roulade. Sponge cake is filled with either whipped cream, fruit preserves, icing, or any type of sweet filling and then rolled. The origins of the term is unclear; in spite of the name "Swiss roll", the cake is believed to have originated elsewhere in Central Europe, possibly Austria It appears to have been invented in the nineteenth century, as were Battenberg cake, doughnuts, and Victoria sponge. A type of roll cake called Yule log is traditionally served at Christmas.
The spiral shape of the Swiss roll has inspired usage as a descriptive term in other fields, such as the jelly roll fold, a protein fold, the "Swiss roll" metamaterial in optics, and the term jelly roll in science, quilting and other fields.