Gluten Free Lemon and Ginger Roll

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This is a low calorie twist on a swiss roll so is made slightly different, it is gluten free but a little healthy, it has a light yogurt based filling rather than cream and the sponge is fatless, you could use cream in it if you prefer just whip up about 200ml of double cream to make it more indulgent. It is super light with a serious hit of lemon and ginger.
  • Preparation Time: 20 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 10 Mins
  • This recipe makes 10 slices

This recipe contains:

  • Dairy
  • Egg

Last updated 8th August 2025

Added 24th October 2017

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Lemon and Ginger Roll

Ingredients

Cake
4 eggs
60g brown sugar
2tbsp treacle
80g gluten free plain flour
1tsp baking powder
3tsp ground ginger
1.5tsp cinnamon

Filling
3tbsp lemon curd
150g fat free greek yogurt
1tbsp lemon juice
1tsp stevia or 2tsp sugar

Method

  1. Crack eggs into a large bowl, add the brown sugar and treacle whisk with an electric whisk until thick and frothy, at least 5 minutes. It should leave a trail across the top of the mix.

  2. Sift in flour, baking powder, ginger and cinnamon, work quickly so the eggs don't lose their air. Gently but swiftly fold into the mixture until combined.

  3. Line a swiss roll tin with baking parchment, pour in the mix and place in an oven heated to gas mark 5/190c for 8-10 minutes.

  4. Place a sheet of baking parchment on a worktop, sprinkle over a spoonful of sugar and tip the cake onto it. Remove the baking parchment from the bottom of the cake. Gently fold up the sides while the cake is hot to train it to bend and score a line about an inch in from one of the shorter edges to make it easier to roll up.

  5. Allow to cool, once cool spread over the lemon curd.

  6. Mix yogurt, lemon juice and sweetener and spread over. Alternatively, if you want a more creamy, higher calorie filling, whip up around 200ml of double cream and spread that over instead.

  7. Once you have spread the filling over, lay the cake with the scored edge away from you. Using the baking parchment to help you, pull the scored edge toward you into a tight roll, once this roll is down loosen off and continue roll up. Slice and serve.

Nutritional Information (Per slice)

Cals
123
Carbs
22g
Fibre
3g
Fat
2g
Sugar
10g
Protein
5g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

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