Ingredients: Light Sponge Cake (33x29cm tray)

• 🥚5 medium eggs
• 🍭110g sugar
• 🌾110g pastry flour
• 🥄1 tsp vanilla extract
• 🎨Red food coloring (optional)

Elaboration: Light Sponge Cake

1. 🌹Grease and line a 33x29cm tray with baking paper. Set aside
2. 🍓Whip the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until the mixture is very creamy and pale
3. ❤️Gradually add the sifted flour and fold in gently
4. 🍓Separate a little of the batter, add red coloring, and place in a piping bag. Draw hearts on the baking paper (optional)
5. ❤️Pour the remaining batter over the designs, spread carefully, and optionally draw hearts on top again. Bake at 170ºC for 14 min

1. 🍓When removed from the oven, roll hot with the same baking paper to shape

Ingredients: Mascarpone Cream

• 🥣400g mascarpone
• 🍶300ml whipping cream
• 🍬100g powdered sugar
• 🍬100g powdered sugar

Elaboration: Mascarpone Cream

1. 💘In a bowl, whip the cream, then add powdered sugar and vanilla when slightly thickened
2. 💘Add mascarpone and beat until well combined

Ingredients: Strawberry Jam (approx. 250g net weight)

• 🍓300g strawberries (washed and cut)
• 🍬60g sugar
• 🥄5g pectin (1 tsp)
• 🍋1 tsp lemon juice
• 🥄A few drops of vanilla extract

Elaboration: Strawberry Jam

1. 🍓Place the chopped strawberries and the rest of the ingredients in a saucepan and cook
2. 🍓Cook until desired consistency (I like it slightly thick but not dry)
3. 🍓Let it cool before using

Ingredients: Syrup

• 🍬50g sugar
• 💦180ml water
• 🥄A few drops of vanilla extract

Elaboration: Syrup

1. 💕Lightly brown the sugar
2. 💘Add water carefully and cook until sugar dissolves
3. 💕Add vanilla extract
4. 💘Remove from heat and let cool before using

Assembly

1. 💖Spread the sponge and moisten with the syrup
2. 💗Using a piping bag or spatula, spread a 1cm layer of mascarpone cream and top with strawberry jam, without overfilling to prevent spilling when rolling
3. 💖Roll carefully (let rest in the fridge for one hour if not in a hurry)
4. 💝Cover with the remaining cream and decorate as desired

I hope this recipe gives you a happy and sweet Valentine's Day 🍓💘