Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220
degrees C) and place oven rack in the middle of the oven. Grease, or
spray with Pam, a 10 inch (25 cm) x 14 inch (35 cm) pan, line with parchment,
and then grease and flour the parchment paper (or spray with Baker's Joy).
Set aside.
In your electric mixer,
fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs and sugar on high speed for
five minutes, or until pale, thick and fluffy. (When you slowly raise the
beaters the batter will fall back into the bowl in slow ribbons.) At this point
beat in the vanilla extract.
Sift half the flour
over the egg mixture and
fold in gently with a rubber spatula, just
until the flour is incorporated. Sift the remaining flour over the
batter and fold in.
Pour the batter
into the prepared pan, evenly spreading the cake batter with an offset spatula.
Bake for 10 minutes or
until golden brown. A toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean and
the cake, when lightly pressed, will spring back.
Immediately upon
removing the cake from the oven invert the sponge cake onto a clean dish towel
that has been sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Carefully
remove the parchment paper, sprinkle the cake lightly with powdered sugar, and roll
up the sponge, with the towel, while
it is still hot and pliable. Place on a wire rack to cool. (If the
parchment paper sticks to the cake, lightly brush the back of the paper with a
little warm water, allow to stand for a few moments, then peel the paper from
the cake.)
Lemon Curd Filling:
Whip the 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy
whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and whip until stiff
peaks form. Fold the cream into the 1 cup (240 ml) lemon curd.
Assemble:
When ready to fill,
unroll the sponge, spread with the lemon curd filling and mashed blackberries, and reroll. Transfer to a serving platter,
cover, and chill in the refrigerator for a few hours. Just
before serving,
dust
with confectioners' sugar. Cut the cake into slices using a serrated knife.
Serves 6 - 8
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