Eggless Strawberry Cake Roll

Recipe

2 hours 180°C

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup all-purpose flour

2. 1 tsp baking powder

3. 1/2 tsp baking soda

4. 1/2 tsp salt

5. 1/2 cup sugar

6. 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

7. 1/4 cup vegetable oil

8. 1/4 cup milk

9. 1 tsp vanilla extract

10. 1/4 cup strawberry jam

The first recipe we asked ChatGPT to generate was an eggless strawberry cake roll. Our goal was to make a flat sponge cake then roll it up with whipped cream encased in the cylindrical cake.

In the beginning stages of baking, everything went well and according to ChatGPT. However, soon we realized that the lack of liquid ingredients caused the mixture to become coarse and dry, creating a batter that ended up being harder than cookie dough instead of the fluffy, airy cake batter that would produce the best sponge cake.

We then decided to add hot water and milk in hopes of dissolving chunks of sugar that were trapped in the solid batter; however, the water did not help, which caused the sugary chunks to remain in the batter.

To create a velvety batter, we followed instructions to make strawberry puree, blending pieces of strawberries to create

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C a smooth mixture that served as a wet ingredient for the batter. When we poured in the strawberry puree, the batter became smoother, but with occasional chunks in the mixture that were impossible to get rid of.

Because the cake batter’s butter, which is able to hold air, was not mixed well with the other ingredients, the cake did not expand during the baking time. Unfortunately, instead of creating a fluffy sponge sheet cake, we ended up with a denser cake that was not fully baked at the center.

In the end, when we attempted to roll the cake with pre-made whipped cream. The cake mostly fell apart since some parts of the cake were still too wet. Despite the difficult baking process, the cake had a nice strawberry taste, but due to the consistency of the cake, the presentation was not very appealing.

Overall, we concluded that the eggless strawberry cake roll recipe did not provide enough liquid ingredients to create the smooth, fluffy cake batter to create the airy spiral-shaped cake that we anticipated.

2. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar

3. Mix together the applesauce, vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla extract

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients

5. Pour the batter onto a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes

6. While the cake is still warm, roll it up and let it cool completely

7. Unroll the cake and spread whipped cream over the surface

8. Roll the cake back up tightly and place in refrigerator

9. Slice and serve cold