Light Jelly Roll Cake

1. 1

   Beat eggs until foamy, then beat in sugar.

2. 2

   Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and beat into egg mixture.

3. 3

   Blend in vanilla.

4. 4

   Grease a jelly roll pan, 17 by 11 inches.

5. 5

   Spread with wax paper, grease paper, then sprinkle with flour.

6. 6

   Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in oven preheated to 400 degrees until cake springs back when pressed with finger, 10 - 20 minutes.

7. 7

   Turn cake out onto tea towel sprinkled with icing sugar.

8. 8

   Roll up the shorter side, using towel to push cake into place, then unroll, trim off crisp edges, spread with jelly or jam, and roll up.

9. 9

   Eat ends yourself.

10. 10

    Let cool on rack.

11. 11

    Ice with a chocolate butter icing if desired, I like it dusted with powdered sugar.

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