Cake rolls are the perfect mix of simple and impressive. Soft, fluffy cake wrapped around a creamy filling — they’re as fun ...

Sift flour, stir together egg yolks with vanilla sugar, salt ... Shape each dough portions to form finger-thick rolls and cut into small slices. Shape slices into Kipferln (crescents).

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5 and line a 23x33cm/9x13in Swiss roll tin with baking paper. Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla seeds into a bowl and whisk until very pale, fluffy and thickened.