Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

OK, OK...so I read the feedback from others, and yes, I was a little scared to try it for 1st time company, but I did. I used the advice from other members...sift all dry ingredients, watch the cake, carefully, so there's no browning, and I used lemon juice instead of water for the cake mix. It was a SURE HIT! Everyone LOVED it AND I got bragging rights for making my VERY first cake roll!!! I was SO proud! And the cake, especially the filling was great! Both myself and my kids are allergic to egg that isn't baked, so for the filling, I used 2 egg yolks and it came out superb!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

i did not like the filling. the cake rolled fine for me but was stiff and tough after it cooled. i will not use this one again

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008

Recipe was very easy to make. I served it to my family and they loved it. It had a rich lemony flavor. I love to bake and enjoyed making this dessert. I plan on making it for the holidays. Only suggestions I would make are to spread the cake batter evenly before baking and check often. Do not over bake or it will not roll properly.

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

I made the cake-part for a church dinner. They were the hit of the meal! I did use half cake flour and half all-purpose flour. I made a strawberry cream cheese filling and placed them in the freezer for 3 hrs, which helped make the cutting easier. Since I didn't have jelly roll pans, I baked them in a 9 x 13 cake pan. By tripling the recipe and divided it into 4(about 2c @) it worked great. 12 cakes done in 1 hr.

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2007

I made the lemon filling to go with a sponge cake from another recipe. God, it was disgusting. One of the worst things I've ever tasted... Threw it all out. What a waste of ingredients. The sponge in this recipe probably won't work, which is why many previous users say that it was too tough, easy answer for that: it calls for ALL-PURPOSE flour, should be cake flour. I haven't tried it, but argh, I'm never making anything lemon flavored ever again.

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mayura

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2006

The recipe may deserve 5 stars. The cake maker (me) may be the reason for the 3 stars. My cake was tough which indicates that I probable stirred the batter too much. Also the cake part did not bake up evenly as it was too thick in the center. Next time I will spread the batter more towards the corners and the sides. I cut the sugar (why does every recipe call for A CUP of sugar?) I used about 3/4 cup in the cake and 2/3 cup in the filling. I think the filling was still a little too sweet. I like to taste food, not sugar. OK, there's a reason for 3 stars - too much sugar.

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TERRY T

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2006

This was just ok for me, I must have done something wrong, becauase when I tryed to roll the cake it broke. I ended up with a 3 tier rectangle cake instead of a roll, but the flavor was ok.

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2006

my cake wouldn't roll and it didn't taste very nice, i wont be making it again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2006

A good cake roll recipe. However, i would change a few things in this recipe the next time i make it. For the cake part, instead of adding water, add lemon juice. When baking, watch the cake careful so that the top and sides of it doesn't get hard and brown. For the filling, add the flour gradually and stir constantly. This will prevent the filling from forming lumps. Thanks for this great recipe1!!

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