- 3 large eggs
- 3 oz. (90g.) castor sugar
- 3 oz. (9-g.) self-raising flour (sifted)
- 2 egg whites
- 4 oz. (125g.) icing sugar (sifted)
- 6 oz. (185g) butter
- 1 Tbs. coffee powder (dissolved in 1 tsp. hot water)
- ½ tsp vanilla essence
- 2 oz. (60g.) peanuts (dry-fried, skinned & chopped)
- Beat the eggs till fluffy and light. Add sugar to it gently and beat well.
- Fold in flour, a little at a time.
- Pour mixture into a greased and lined swiss roll tin and bake in a preheated oven at 425°F for 10-15 mins.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites and icing sugar till stiff.
- In another bowl, cream butter till light. Beat in coffee and vanilla essence. Fold in egg white mixture till well blended with butter mixture.
- When swiss roll is baked, remove from oven and turn over onto a clean dry towel.
- Spread some coffee over it gently, trim edges and roll up.
- Leave aside, covered for a while.
- Spread remaining coffee cream over the top of roll and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
- Cut into neat slices and arrange on a serving plate. Serve.