Description
Easter Cake Roll is a light, festive sponge cake filled with fluffy vanilla cream and finished with pastel sprinkles or mini chocolate eggs—an elegant centerpiece that slices beautifully and delights every guest.
Ingredients
Scale
- Sponge:
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 1 cup heavy cream, cold
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened (tangy, richer filling)
- Decoration:
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Pastel sprinkles or mini chocolate eggs
- Fresh berries (optional)
Instructions
- Prep pan & oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 10×15-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment; lightly grease.
- Make sponge: Beat eggs and sugar on high until thick, pale, and tripled in volume (about 5 minutes). Mix in vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt over the bowl; gently fold. Stir in milk and melted butter just until smooth.
- Bake: Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 12–14 minutes until springy and lightly golden.
- Roll warm: Dust a clean towel with powdered sugar. Invert cake onto towel, peel parchment, dust top, then roll up (towel inside). Cool completely.
- Filling: Whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla to soft peaks. For a tangy option, beat cream cheese smooth, then fold into whipped cream.
- Assemble: Unroll cooled cake. Spread filling evenly to edges. Re-roll without the towel. Trim ends for a neat look.
- Decorate & chill: Dust with powdered sugar and add sprinkles/mini eggs/berries. Chill 30 minutes for cleaner slices. Serve.
Notes
- No cracks tip: Roll the sponge while it’s warm to “train” it.
- Flavor twists: Add lemon zest to the sponge, or swirl lemon curd/raspberry jam into the filling.
- Make ahead: Roll (unfilled) and freeze up to 1 month; thaw, fill, and decorate before serving.
- Storage: Refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg