Strawberry Swiss Roll
My strawberry Swiss roll features a melt-in-your-mouth strawberry sponge cake filled with a decadent cream cheese filling. You won't believe how easy this recipe actually is.
I love strawberry desserts like my strawberry poke cake, strawberry shortcake bars, and strawberry cheesecake in the summer. My newest favorite is this strawberry cake roll. It is super light and fluffy. I love the moist strawberry cake and rich cream cheese filling. Rolling it into a log shape makes the cutest little swirly slices.
This Strawberry Swiss Roll Is THE Summer dessert.
I first made this when I was looking for a showstopper for Mother's Day.
It's also great for birthdays, baby showers, and Valentine's Day.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Fool Proof Sponge Cake: We doctor up cake mix to make baking sponge cake at home a breeze. Beating eggs gives us a super light and airy cake.
- Ratio: Unlike a traditional layer cake you get the perfect ratio of frosting and cake in each and every bite.
- Customizable: Use your favorite cake mix and filling.
Ingredient Notes and Shopping Tips
- Strawberry Cake Mix: Do not follow the instructions on the box. We're going to adjust the water/oil and add more eggs for a light and airy sponge cake.
- Cream Cheese: Quickly soften cream cheese by placing the foil pack in a cup of warm water.
- Avoid microwaving, which can cause it to melt.
- Heavy Cream: Use heavy cream for the fluffiest frosting. Half and half or whole milk will do a pinch.
Egg Tip
Use room-temperature eggs to help them incorporate fully and quickly.
How To Make a Strawberry Cake Roll
FAQs
Do not overbake, as a dry cake is more likely to crack than a moist one.
Also, be sure to roll it once it is warm. Do not wait until it is cold to roll it for the first time, as it gets less pliable the cooler it gets.
️Krystle's Tips️
- Do not overbake: This leads to a dry cake, which can also crack.
- Be gentle: Go slow, and be gentle when folding. Also, be sure to fold the ingredients into the eggs so they don't lose all the air you've incorporated into them.
- Use a Jelly Roll Pan:A jelly roll pan is a flat, medium-sized baking pan (usually 10 by 15). Unlike a cookie sheet, it has shallow rims on all sides to keep everything low and level.
- Use powdered Sugar: This will reduce friction as you roll and help prevent sticking. Avoid flour on already-baked cakes as it should not be eaten raw.
- Don't spread the cream filling to the very edges of the cake layer. It will ooze out when you roll it.
Always Pre Roll
Pre-roll your empty cake using a kitchen towel right when it comes out of the oven. This will help it better retain its shape when you reroll it with the filling and also helps prevent cracking.
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Easy Strawberry Swiss Roll
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Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 Box Strawberry Cake Mix
- 6 Eggs
- ½ Cup Water
- ¼ Cup Canola Oil
- ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
For the Filling
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese softened
- ½ Cup Butter Softened
- 3 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spray with nonstick baking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs until thick and light in color. This should take around 5-6 minutes.
- Fold cake mix, water, and oil into the egg mixture.
- Evenly pour into the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cake bounces back when lightly touched.
- Place a larger sheet of parchment paper onto the counter and dust powdered sugar on top.
- Remove the cake from the oven and flip over onto the parchment paper. Remove paper.
- Use the end of the parchment paper roll up the cake. Cool for ~1 hour. Then place in the fridge.
Filling Instructions
- In a large bowl beat the cream cheese, and butter. Stir in vanilla and heavy cream. Add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
- Remove the rolled cake from the fridge and gently unroll.
- Spread 1 ½ C of frosting onto the cake and gently roll the cake back up. Return to fridge.
- Before serving use spread the remaining frosting on top. If desired top with piped rosette and fresh strawberries.
Notes
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- Strawberry Cake Mix: Do not follow the instructions on the box.
- Cream Cheese: Quickly soften cream cheese by placing the foil pack in a cup of warm water.
- Use room-temperature eggs to help them incorporate fully and quickly.
- Do not overbake: A hard or dry cake is more likely to crack than a soft, fluffy, and moist one.
- Be gentle: Go slow, and be gentle when folding. Also, be sure to fold the ingredients into the eggs so they don't lose all the air you've incorporated into them.
- Use a Jelly Roll Pan:A jelly roll pan is a flat, medium-sized baking pan (usually 10 by 15). Unlike a cookie sheet, it has shallow rims on all sides to keep everything low and level.
- Use powdered Sugar: This will reduce friction as you roll and help prevent sticking. Avoid flour on already-baked cakes as it should not be eaten raw.
- Don't spread the cream filling to the very edges of the cake layer. It will ooze out when you roll it.
- Always preroll your cake while its warm to help it hold its shape and prevent cracking.
Nutrition
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
I loved the rich strawberry flavor in this cake! A delicious dessert or snack!!
I love making these for a get-together or a party! It's always a huge hit!
Yummmmm! Super easy to make and absolutely delicious!
I feel like this dessert was created just for me! Absolutely love this!
This is my new favorite cake to make! It was very easy and turned out so good!
After making and savoring this, I couldn't stop thinking about its heavenly taste! The lightness of the sponge cake and the richness of the cream cheese filling was simply divine! It's a dessert worth making again!
This strawberry Swiss roll is a dream! The sponge cake is so soft, and the cream cheese filling is decadent, yet the recipe is incredibly easy to follow.
So soft and full of that amazing strawberry flavor. I love this recipe!
This is a great recipe, and it turned out great! Thanks for sharing! I love how easy you made the recipe. It was delicious topped with fresh strawberries.
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Hi Darlene,
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I love anything strawberry! I am SO excited to try this!
The strawberry flavor makes this cake roll irresistible! My family will go crazy over it!
This looks totally irresistible! Adding on my favorites!
Just looking at this has fully activated ALL of my sweet teeth! I cannot wait to make this.
Update: It's delicious! I've already made it three more times. LOL