Light Jelly Roll Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Beat eggs until foamy, then beat in sugar.
2. 2
   Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and beat into egg mixture.
3. 3
   Blend in vanilla.
4. 4
   Grease a jelly roll pan, 17 by 11 inches.
5. 5
   Spread with wax paper, grease paper, then sprinkle with flour.
6. 6
   Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in oven preheated to 400 degrees until cake springs back when pressed with finger, 10 - 20 minutes.
7. 7
   Turn cake out onto tea towel sprinkled with icing sugar.
8. 8
   Roll up the shorter side, using towel to push cake into place, then unroll, trim off crisp edges, spread with jelly or jam, and roll up.
9. 9
   Eat ends yourself.
10. 10
    Let cool on rack.
11. 11
    Ice with a chocolate butter icing if desired, I like it dusted with powdered sugar.