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Christmas Roll Cake from Table for Seven

Christmas Roll Cake

Erin Table for Seven
Fun, festive and just in time for Christmas!
4.45 from 50 votes
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 661 kcal

Ingredients
  

FOR CAKE:

  • 1 box - vanilla or white cake mix
  • 6 eggs
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • red food gel coloring
  • green food gel coloring
  • powdered sugar for rolling cake

FOR FILLING:

  • 1 ¼ cup whipping cream
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
 

FOR CAKE:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 15 x 10 flat rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until thick and doubled in volume. Approx 5 minutes.
  • Then, add in cake mix, oil, yogurt, water. Beat on low for 30 seconds, then, on high for 1 minute.
  • Divide batter into two separate bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl, green to the second. Mix until batter is fully colored to desired level of color.
  • Using a piping bag, pipe batter diagonally on to prepared pan, alternately colors to create a pattern. If you do not have a piping bag, a large plastic freezer/food storage bag be used. Add the batter into the storage bag and cut a small hole in one corner of the bag.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Let cake cool just for 5 minutes. You still want it to be warm, but, don’t burn yourself.
  • Dust the top of your cake with powdered sugar and then, cover with a clean, dry dish towel.Place a second baking sheet on top of dish towel. Then, flip cake over. This will remove the cake from the pan.
  • Take off parchment paper and dust cake with powdered sugar.
  • Roll cake (from 10 inch side) into towel.Let cake cool for 30 minutes to an hour before adding filling.

FOR FILLING:

  • In a mixing bowl, beat whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
  • Carefully, unroll cake from the towel. Spread frosting. Then, re-roll tightly.
  • Refrigerate cake for 1 hour before serving.

Notes

  • This recipe is enough batter for two (2) roll cakes. Each cake serves 6-8.
  • Prep time includes fridge time.

Nutrition

Calories: 661kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 11gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 220mgSodium: 677mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 1gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 967IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 256mgIron: 3mg
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