I am trying out Junko’s recipe by making just a plain vanilla roll without any decorations.  It’s nothing close to the real thing yet, but the sponge recipe is a godsend: does not crack, not too sweet, and serving size is just nice.  Bake recipe with either a 25x25cm or 30x30cm pan.  More deco roll resources below.

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/  this , this and this video.

/ junko’s japanese blog here, and here, i think.

/ great styling examples from evan’s kitchen ramblings here and here.