jelly roll

noun

: a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and rolled up

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There’s a reason why jelly rolls are such a classic dessert. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 Starting from bottom edge, tightly roll dough up, jelly roll style. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 May 2025 This pack of pans includes a standard half sheet, smaller jelly roll pan, and a quarter sheet pan that's great for smaller portion sizes. Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024 Not to be confused with a rimmed baking sheet, a jelly roll pan is only 1 in. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jelly roll

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jelly roll was in 1867

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“Jelly roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jelly%20roll. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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