Raspberries, pistachios, and white chocolate cream are delightful in this easy Raspberry Pistachio Roulade ( or rolled cake). You will never want a store-bought cake roll again after trying this delicious recipe. A cake made in an hour is what we love during the busy holiday season.
While I love traditional cakes, making rolled cakes is my favorite. This Raspberry pistachio roulade (aka Pistachio Swiss roll) is a classic example of how to upgrade a regular cake roll to a decadent dessert that becomes a winner of the table.
Enhance a cheese cream frosting with white chocolate, spread fresh red berries on top of the creamed biscuit, cover the cake all over with the delicious frosting and top the roll with chopped nuts and red fruit. Easy peasy? Yes.
This bright-colored pistachio rolled cake served with a cup of tea or coffee is sure to bring the holiday spirit to everyone who eats it.
Raspberry pistachio roulade is a beautiful and tasteful combination of tangy raspberries with nutty green pistachios (by the way, the strawberry/pistachio combo in Pistachio Dacquoise With Strawberries is another delight).
Reading The Flavor Bible and getting the knowledge of how to pair your favorite fruit will allow you to create your own mouthwatering and unexpectedly delicious flavor combos.
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Variations of pistachio rolled cake
- Replace raspberries with fresh strawberries cut in quarters and leave the rest of the recipe unchanged.
- Pair raspberries with milk or dark chocolate, switching white chocolate in the cream recipe for the chocolate of your choice.
- If you are not a fan of pistachios, replace these green nuts with almonds. Decorate the cake with toasted flaked almonds and fresh raspberries.
- If you go for strawberries, you might want to pair these berries with walnuts.
- Raspberry/hazelnut is another possible combination.
Why pistachio roulade (rolled cake) recipe works
- This rolled cake requires minimal work and yields ten substantial servings.
- It is made in one hour. It is guaranteed!
- Adding ground pistachios to the biscuit adds additional flavor, texture, and a beautiful soft green color to the cake.
- Raspberries are nicely married to pistachios, together creating one of the best flavorful combinations in the French pastry world.
- Easy decoration of the cake does not require pastry tips and piping decoration skills.
How to make raspberry pistachio roulade step by step
Preheat oven to 390 F/200 C. To make the roulade, grind pistachios in a food processor until fine and set aside. Place egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer for about 4 minutes until the mixture becomes whitish (photo 1). Pour the hot water along the sides of the bowl, add ground pistachios and gently mix with a rubber spatula (photo 2).
In a separate bowl, sift flour with salt and add into the egg yolks/sugar/pistachio preparation. Combine with the spatula (photo 3). In a clean bowl, place the egg whites and beat till soft peaks. Add the beaten egg whites into the pistachio mix in three times. Add almond extract and mix again (photo 4).
Pour the dough on a non-spill baking sheet (photo 5) and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove the biscuit from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes (photo 6).
To roll the biscuit, sprinkle the top of the biscuit with 2 teaspoon (10 g) powdered (icing) sugar and cover with a kitchen towel. Flip the biscuit over, so that the towel is now down on a table. Peel away the non-spill silicone baking sheet and dust the surface of the biscuit with the rest of powdered (icing) sugar.
Take the short end of the biscuit and roll it up with the kitchen towel inside. Cool the biscuit down for 10 minutes, being rolled up. Unroll the sponge and let it rest at room temperature. The sponge might have curly ends or surface cracks: it is acceptable.
To make the chocolate cream, melt white chocolate cut into pieces in a bain-marie and set aside to let it cool down. Meanwhile, beat the softened butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, add cream cheese at room temperature and whisk until smooth (photo 7). Add melted white chocolate and continue to whisk until creamy. Finally, add the cold whipping cream, almond extract, and whisk on medium-high speed till the cream forms soft waves (photo 8).
To assemble the rolled cake, spread two-thirds of the white chocolate cream on the surface of the biscuit and even with the bent spatula. It is practical not to spread the cream on one of the short ends of the sponge at the width of 2 cm. Arrange fresh raspberries (leave 15 raspberries for the decoration) over the cream (photo 9) and roll the biscuit from bottom to top, starting from the short end of the cake covered with the cream (photo 10).
Cover the cake all over and spoon it out with the back of a tablespoon or the end of the bent spatula (photo 11). Sprinkle top of the cake with chopped pistachios and arrange 15 fresh raspberries in a line (photo 12). Transfer the rolled cake on a serving platter.
Expert tips
- Make the white chocolate cream one day in advance and keep in the fridge. Take it out 30 minutes before use.
- Serve the roulade on the day of baking, although you could store the cake in the fridge for up to one day. Make sure to take the cake out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
- Use a store-bought self-rising flour or make it by adding two teaspoons of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt for each 1 cup (150 g) plain flour. Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl before using it. You can simply use all-purpose flour as well.
- Using almond extract does boost an additional nutty flavor; you can omit this ingredient if you do not have it.
More delicious rolled cake recipes you will love
- Nutella Cake Roll (aka Nutella Swiss Roll)
- Rosewater Meringue Roulade
- Chocolate Raspberry Swiss Roll
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Recipe
Raspberry Pistachio Roulade (Rolled Cake)
Raspberries, pistachios, and white chocolate cream are delightful in this easy Pistachio Roulade. You will never want a store-bought rolled cake again after trying this delicious recipe. A cake made in an hour is what we love during the busy holiday season.
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
For the roulade:
- 2.5 oz (70 g) pistachios
- 4 eggs whites
- 4 egg yolks
- ½ cup (130 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon hot water
- 10 tablespoon (80 g) self-raising flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ tablespoon (20 g) powdered (icing) sugar
- 10.5 oz (300 g) fresh raspberries
For the white chocolate cream:
- 7 oz (200 g) white chocolate
- 2.6 oz (75 g) butter, softened
- 9.8 oz (280 g) cream cheese
- 9.1 fl oz (270 ml) whipping cream
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
For the decoration:
- 15 fresh raspberries
- 0.5 oz (15 g) pistachios
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Instructions
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Preheat oven to 390 F/200 C. To make the roulade, grind pistachios in a food processor until fine and set aside. Place egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer for about 4 minutes untill the mixture becomes whitish. Pour the hot water along the sides of the bowl, add ground pistachios and gently mix with a rubber spatula. In a separate bowl, sift flour with salt and add into the egg yolks/sugar/pistachio preparation. Combine with the spatula. In a clean bowl, place the egg whites and beat till soft peaks. Add the beaten egg whites into the pistachio mix in three times. Add the almond extract and mix again. Pour the dough on a non-spill baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove the biscuit from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
- To roll the biscuit, sprinkle top of the biscuit with 2 teaspoon (10 g) powdered (icing) sugar and cover with a kitchen towel. Flip the biscuit over, so that the towel is now down on a table. Peel away the non-spill silicone baking sheet and dust the surface of the biscuit with the rest of powdered (icing) sugar. Take the short end of the biscuit and roll it up with the kitchen towel inside. Cool the biscuit down for 10 minutes, being rolled up. Unroll the sponge and let it rest at room temperature. The sponge might have curly ends or surface cracks: it is acceptable.
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To make the chocolate cream, melt white chocolate cut into pieces in a bain-marie and set aside to let it cool down. Meanwhile, beat the softened butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, add cream cheese at room temperature and whisk until smooth. Add the melted white chocolate and continue to whisk until creamy. Finally, add the cold whipping cream, almond extract and whisk on medium-high speed till the cream forms soft waves.
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To assemble the roulade, spread two-thirds of the white chocolate cream on the surface of the biscuit and even with the bent spatula. It is practical not to spread the cream on one of the short ends of the sponge at the width of 2 cm. Arrange fresh raspberries (leave 15 raspberries for the decoration) over the cream and roll the biscuit from bottom to top, starting from the short end of the cake covered with the cream. Cover the cake all over and spoon it out with the back of a tablespoon or the end of the bent spatula. Sprinkle top of the cake with chopped pistachios and arrange 15 fresh raspberries in a line. Transfer the rolled cake on a serving platter.
Notes
- Make the white chocolate cream one day in advance and keep in the fridge. Take it out 30 minutes before use.
- Serve the roulade on the day of baking, although you might store the cake in the fridge for up to one day. Make sure to take the cake out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
- Use a store-bought self-rising flour or make it by adding 2 teaspoons of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of salt for each 1 cup (150 g) plain flour. Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl before using. You can simply use all-purpose flour as well.
- Using almond extract does boost an additional nutty flavor; you can omit this ingredient if you do not have it.
Nutrition
- Calories: 511
- Sugar: 28.9 g
- Sodium: 224 mg
- Fat: 36.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 20.2
- Carbohydrates: 40.5 g
- Fiber: 3.1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 147 mg
Keywords: pistachio roulade, pistachio rolled cake, pistachio roll cake, pistachio Swiss roll, buche de noel, christmas cake
The recipe was adapted from https://www.nigella.com. It was originally published in December 2018. The recipe has been revised to include improved content and photos. All posted pictures are mine.
Judy Porter says
My experience with chocolate cream: 1. Once I added slightly cooled chocolate to cream cheese and butter, small lumps of chocolate developed - was cream cheese too cold? and
2. Mixture curdled once cream added. Why?
Despite this, the roulade was delicious. Thanks
Irina | Baking Like a Chef says
Judy, cream cheese and butter have to be taken out of the fridge about 2 hours before making the cream (the longer the better). Yes, you will see lumps of chocolate if ingredients (cream cheese and/or butter) are cold. As for the second question, you probably over whisked the preparation. Once you add the cold cream, you need to beat till soft waves. I am glad to hear that you liked the roulade! Thanks.
Judy Porter says
Thank you so much for the explanation and yes, it’s winter here, so even at room temperature, they were still too cold. Yes, I think I did over-beat mixture. Will try it again in summer. Take care ?
Irina | Baking Like a Chef says
Thank you. Just enjoy!
Rebecca says
I LOVE raspberries on cake! This cake looks delicious!
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Irina says
Thank you Rebecca!
Alison says
I've never made a roulade but your pictures look so beautiful and it has all my favorite flavors. Your clear directions have given me confidence to give it a try!
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Irina says
Alison, you can make it! This rolled cake is easy and quick! Let me know, please, if you have any questions.
Heidy L. McCallum says
Wow, this recipe is a showstopper! It looks amazing and even tastes better per my husband. I will be making this again for the Holidays!
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Irina says
Thank you Heidy! I am glad to know that your family love this rolled cake!
Marlynn | Urban Bliss Life says
I keep meaning to make roulade, and your step-by-step photos and instructions are so helpful! Thank you!
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Irina says
Marlynn, happy baking and enjoy!
Erika says
This is a beautiful cake. Gorgeous color and will be great to serve at Christmas.
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Irina says
Thank you Erika. Please, stay tuned for more to come: other rolled cakes are coming up!
Suzy says
This is such an elegant dessert! We loved the raspberries and pistachios together with the cream!
Irina says
Thank you Suzy! I am happy that you loved this rolled cake.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
What a tasty looking dessert! I love raspberries; so definitely need to try this.
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Irina says
It is a great idea! Happy baking and enjoy!:)
Patty at Spoonabilities says
This cake looks so delicious and is such a special holiday dessert. Amazing that it's made in just an hour!
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Irina says
Yes, Geoffrey, it is a great bonus that the dessert is made in an hour during a busy holiday season! Enjoy! Thanks for your comment.
Adriana says
Beautiful rolled cake! Love that you used raspberries and pistachios in this recipe. I need to try it maybe for NYE menu; it would be a hit!
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Irina says
Surely, Adriana! This rolled cake will be a winner of the table. Happy baking and enjoy! Thanks for your comment.
Dannii says
That is such a beautiful dessert. I love pistachios.
Irina says
You will surely love the cake! Thank you Dannii.
Karen says
This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. I am not a big cake fan because I find most cakes too sweet. This one is perfect for me. You can see the recipe does not need that much sugar, and I am curious to see how it would taste if I can cut down the sugar the next time I make this cake. The raspberries' sourness also reduces some of the sweetness, and it's just a great combination with the cream cheese and white chocolate, which complements the nutty flavor of the cake so nicely. I think selecting the right white chocolate is important because the cream is the star of this cake, and that's where the sweetness will come from, and it's not overly sweet like using icing sugar in buttercreams.
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Irina says
Karen, thank you very much for your feedback. I am happy to hear that you loved the cake. If you make it with less sugar, please, let me know how it went. It is always helpful for readers to know if they can cut down on sugar. 🙂 And I would like to see you among my subscribers to stay updated with the recipes from the blog: https://www.bakinglikeachef.com/subscribe/
Sophie says
A delicious and visually stunning dessert! I couldn't get my hands on raspberries, so I tried strawberries, and the flavor pairing is excellent. The pistachio flavor really comes through, and the cream isn't overly sweet. It baked very quickly in a convection oven, so I *may* have overbaked it -- I wonder if, with less time, it would be a bit fluffier? Thanks for this wonderful recipe that's easy to follow and even easier to put together 🙂
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Irina says
Sophie, thank you very much for your feedback. I am so happy to hear that you loved the recipe, and it worked for you. As for the baking time, the way to figure it out is to test. Please, let me know if you test it one day. 🙂
Maike says
Very successful recipe. It was the first time I made a roulade, and my boyfriend told me how his mother would always have a hard time since it is so difficult. With the great tip on how to roll it, it was as easy as 1, 2, 3. The chocolate cream is very tasty!
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Irina says
Thank you very much, Maike, for coming back and leaving a comment. And I glad that the recipe worked out for you!