Forest stumps

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 5 eggs
• 100 g sugar
• 100 g almond(s), ground
• 5 tbsp flour
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• ½ pack butter, soft
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 handful of biscuits (amaretti biscuits)
• Food coloring, etc.

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

Sponge roll with buttercream and amaretti biscuits

The basic recipe is very simple, but tastes delicious, and the Swiss roll is a real eye-catcher. So get creative with this one! Separate the eggs, beat the egg whites until frothy. Beat the egg yolks, 100g sugar, and vanilla sugar until the mixture is frothy and light yellow. Fold in the egg whites, add the flour and almonds a spoonful at a time, and stir well. Line a baking tray with baking paper, spread the dough evenly, and bake in a preheated oven at 180-200 degrees Celsius for a maximum of 15 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven, place on a clean cloth, and carefully roll it into a roll. Allow to cool completely. Meanwhile, bring the sugar and water to a boil, remove from the heat, and allow the resulting syrup to cool completely. Beat the butter until fluffy, then slowly beat in the sugar syrup. Unroll the Swiss roll, remove the baking paper, spread with about 1/2 the buttercream, and roll it up again. Now comes the creative part. For the branches, I inserted croissant sticks into the roll. Then, mixed some buttercream with cocoa powder and spread it on the roll as a crust using a wide-bladed knife. For the mushrooms, I piped a strip of uncolored buttercream onto the Swiss roll using a pastry syringe, then placed an amaretti biscuit on top. The rest is up to everyone to customize. For the caterpillar, for example, I made it from colored marzipan and decorated it with cream. Place the finished Swiss roll in the refrigerator for a few hours to allow the cream to set, and then store it in the refrigerator. These types of Swiss rolls were available in pastry shops in Russia during the Soviet era. This recipe is sure to bring back childhood memories for many Russians.