This cheesecake strawberry cake roll is the very best dessert for strawberry season! It appears to be like spectacular however is straightforward to make with a creamy cheesecake filling, contemporary strawberries and light-weight vanilla cake.
Whereas I like my chocolate Swiss roll cake and chocolate tiramisu swiss roll cake, with my newest strawberry haul I needed to make a summer time dessert that was related however gentle and fruity.
This cheesecake strawberry cake roll is the very best a part of a strawberry shortcake cake and strawberry cheesecake pie in a single scrumptious log cake!
Made with a lightweight vanilla cake in a jelly roll pan, then crammed with a cheesecake filling and candy strawberries, it’s a stunning spring or summer time dessert for any event from Mom’s Day to informal BBQ’s and summer time events.
Why You’ll Love It
- Gentle and fruity: Every swirly slice of this strawberry cake roll has an irresistible style from the vanilla cake to the cheesecake filling and contemporary strawberries!
- Spectacular but easy: This strawberry cream cake roll appears to be like fancy like my strawberries and cream vertical layer cake however is definitely simple to make.
Strawberry Cake Roll Recipe Elements
- Baking staples: All-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Eggs: Three massive eggs at room temperature.
- Milk: I like to recommend utilizing entire milk or 2% mil.
- Vanilla extract: Pure vanilla extract provides a lightweight vanilla taste to the strawberry swiss roll cake.
- Cheesecake filling: Complete cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Strawberries: Search for contemporary, ripe strawberries which are plump and juicy.
Variations
- Sponge cake: In order for you a lighter cake, you may strive my recipe for Italian sponge cake. The end result will probably be extra like a strawberry shortcake cake roll.
- Strawberry filling: Use a strawberry frosting for the filling like this one from my strawberry cupcakes. You could possibly additionally simply add some strawberry jam to the filling as properly.
- Even simpler: Use a boxed cake combine for the cake half! The cream roll will nonetheless be scrumptious.
- Different berries: Whereas strawberries are most popular, you should use different berries like raspberries, blackberries or blueberries.
How one can Make a Cheesecake Strawberry Cake Roll
To start out, in a medium bowl whisk dry components collectively together with the flour, baking powder and salt to take away any lumps then put aside.
Subsequent, in a big bowl, utilizing an electrical mixer or stand mixer, beat the eggs till gentle and fluffy. Proceed to beat whereas slowly including the sugar, then add the milk and vanilla and beat properly. Add the flour combination on low pace then enhance the mixer to medium pace and beat for one minute.
Unfold batter into parchment paper lined jelly roll pan, faucet to take away air bubbles and bake till completed.
Instantly take away cake from the pan and roll up with the paper nonetheless hooked up to the cake. Cool utterly.
Make the cheesecake filling whereas the cake cools by beating collectively the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla then put aside. Subsequent, beat the entire cream till thick peaks seem. Gently fold the whipped cream a bit at a time into the cream cheese combination and mix.
Unroll cake eradicating the parchment paper as you roll then unfold with cream filling and high with sliced strawberries.
Roll cake up once more, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Take away from the fridge, mud with powdered sugar, slice and serve!
Professional Suggestions
- Don’t over bake the cake: Verify for doneness by flippantly touching the cake within the center with the tip of your finger if it springs again it’s completed. A dry cake is extra liable to cracking when rolled.
- Roll whereas cake is scorching: Rolling a heat cake helps it keep in a rolled form because it cools and prevents it from tearing, ripping or cracking.
- Cool utterly earlier than filling: For this strawberries ‘n’ cream cake roll to carry its log form, cool utterly earlier than filling it.
- Line jelly roll pan with parchment paper: And depart some overhanging over the perimeters! This makes it simpler to take away from the pan and roll up.
- Forestall filling from oozing out: Don’t unfold the filling all the way in which to the perimeters of the cake.
Do I would like to make use of a kitchen towel to roll the cake?
I don’t. The parchment paper works simply as properly for me! However if you want, you may invert the cake onto a powdered sugar dusted (confectioner’s sugar) clear kitchen towel when it’s completed baking, peel off the parchment after which roll it up utilizing the towel.
Can I exploit a cookie sheet as a substitute of a jelly roll pan?
If you happen to don’t personal a jelly roll pan, you should use a rimmed cookie sheet that’s at the least 2 inches wider on all sides.
How one can retailer leftover cake?
Since we’re utilizing a cream cheese filling with contemporary strawberries, this strawberry roll cake must be refrigerated. Cowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 days.
Can I freeze this cake?
Sure! I wish to wrap it in plastic wrap then in foil. Retailer frozen for as much as three months and for finest outcomes retailer in the back of the freezer the place the temperatures are much less liable to fluctuating. Thaw whereas nonetheless wrapped in a single day within the fridge. Convey to room temperature on the counter and revel in.
Extra Strawberry Recipes
So when you find yourself on the lookout for a reasonably and scrumptious cake, I hope you give this Strawberry Cake Roll a try to let me know the way it goes. Take pleasure in!
- 1 cup all objective flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 massive eggs (room temperature)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup milk (entire or 2%) (room temperature)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
CHEESECAKE FILLING
- 7 ounces entire cream cheese (take away from fridge half-hour earlier than utilizing) 200 grams
- ⅔ cup cream (entire, whipping or heavy cream) with at the least 30% fats content material
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
EXTRAS
- 1-1½ cups thinly sliced strawberries
- 3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar
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Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Line a ten×15 inch (25×38 cm) jelly roll pan or baking sheet with parchment paper, make certain it’s about 2 inches (4 cm) wider on all sides of the baking sheet. Then flippantly grease and flour the paper. Put aside.
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In a medium bowl whisk collectively the flour, baking powder and salt. Put aside.
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In a big bowl beat the eggs till gentle and fluffy about 3 minutes, proceed to beat whereas slowly including the sugar, then add the milk and vanilla and beat properly for 1 minute.
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Add the flour combination a bit at a time and beating on low pace, when all of the flour has been added enhance the pace to medium and beat for 1 minute.
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Unfold the batter evenly on the ready pan, bang the pan a number of occasions to launch the air bubbles. Bake for about 10-13 minutes, don’t over bake. Verify for doneness by flippantly touching the cake within the center with the tip of your finger if it springs again it is completed. Instantly take away the baked cake with the parchment paper from the cookie sheet and roll up with the paper nonetheless hooked up to the cake. Place it on a wire rack to chill.
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Unroll the cake, eradicating the parchment paper as you unroll, then unfold it with the cheesecake filling and high with the sliced strawberries. Roll the cake up once more wrap properly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4-5 hours and even in a single day. Take away from the fridge mud properly with powdered sugar, slice and serve. Take pleasure in!
CHEESECAKE FILLING
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In a medium bowl beat collectively the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, put aside. Beat the cream till thick peaks seem. Gently fold have the whipped cream at a time into the cream cheese combination and mix.
To freeze – I wish to wrap it in plastic wrap then in foil. Retailer frozen for as much as three months and for finest outcomes retailer in the back of the freezer the place the temperatures are much less liable to fluctuating. Thaw whereas nonetheless wrapped in a single day within the fridge. Convey to room temperature on the counter and revel in.
Energy: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 18g | Saturated Fats: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 5g | Trans Fats: 0.01g | Ldl cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 742IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg
