🍓 Strawberry Cream Roll Cake

Ashley, this strawberry roll looks like a dreamy, creamy slice of heaven! 🍓✨ That swirl, that color, that frosting—it’s giving Strawberry Shortcake meets Cloud Nine. Here’s a full recipe based on what I see, and you can tweak it to your style if you already have your own take:

🍓 Strawberry Cream Roll Cake

Soft, fluffy, and filled with creamy goodness — a dessert that melts in your mouth and looks like it came from a patisserie!

🌸 Ingredients

For the Strawberry Cake Roll:

  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp strawberry extract (optional but highly recommended)
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pink or red food coloring (gel preferred)
  • Powdered sugar (for dusting the towel)

For the Cream Filling:

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (or more to taste)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping (Optional but Delicious!):

  • Whipped cream or white chocolate ganache
  • Crushed vanilla cookies or cake crumbs
  • Fresh strawberries, halved

👩‍🍳 Instructions

🍰 Make the Cake Roll:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a jelly roll pan (about 10×15”) with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until thick, fluffy, and pale (about 5 minutes). Add in vanilla and strawberry extract.
  3. Gently fold in the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt. Add food coloring to reach your desired pink tone.
  4. Pour the batter evenly into the pan, smooth the top, and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the cake springs back when touched.
  5. While hot, flip the cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar. Carefully peel off parchment, then gently roll the cake up in the towel (from short end to short end). Let it cool completely like this.

🍦 Prepare the Cream Filling:

  1. Beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, mix until creamy.
  3. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Fold it into the cream cheese mixture gently.

🎀 Assemble:

  1. Once the cake is cooled, unroll it carefully and spread the cream filling evenly.
  2. Re-roll the cake (without the towel this time) and place seam-side down on a tray.
  3. Frost the top lightly with whipped cream or white chocolate ganache.
  4. Sprinkle crushed cookies or crumbs on top, and garnish with fresh strawberries.
  5. Chill for at least 1 hour before slicing.
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