Cake Roll Recipes

Elegant yet surprisingly easy to make, a cake roll makes an impressive dessert. Try these cake roll recipes in flavors like pumpkin, cherry, lemon, chocolate and more.

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Our Best Cake Roll Recipes

Make a show-stopping dessert that’s as fun to slice as it is to eat with our best cake roll recipes! Try the iconic cake in flavors ranging from decadent chocolate to refreshing citrus.

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How to Make a Vertical Cake Roll

You've made sheet cakes and cupcakes and layer cakes before. Now it's time to level up and learn how to...


Raspberry Matcha Cake Roll

1 review

This tender cake roll with whipped cream has a very light texture and is perfect for spring. The raspberries give...


Pumpkin Cannoli Cake Roll

My family has been serving this pumpkin roll every Christmas Eve for as long as I can remember. This last...


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How to Make a Yule Log Cake—the Most Impressive Holiday Dessert

Yule log cake, sometimes called buche de Noel, is a showstopping centerpiece for the holidays. We'll show you how to...

Pumpkin Ice Cream Roll

5 reviews

This wonderfully light dessert is our standby at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The hint of pumpkin and the refreshing ice cream...


Peppermint Cake Rolls

6 reviews

With angel food cake, fudge sauce and peppermints, this cake roll is easy and pretty. —Suellen Calhoun, Des Moines, Iowa

Angel Food Cake Roll

24 reviews

There's always room for dessert—especially when it's this eye-catching angel food cake roll. We like strawberry yogurt in the filling,...


Sugared Red Velvet Cake Roll

7 reviews

Moist and tender, this classic cake wrapped around luxurious cream cheese frosting is a sweet feast for the eyes. You’ll...


Chocolate Peppermint Log

3 reviews

What a great make-ahead treat! This cake log is perfect for the holidays because you can make it when you...


Persimmon Nut Roll

3 reviews

For holiday gift-giving, I make a dozen or so of these rolls to share with friends and neighbors. They slice...

Moist Lemon Angel Cake Roll

10 reviews

Tart and delicious, this pretty cake roll will tickle any lemon lover's fancy. Its feathery, angel food texture enhances its...


Chocolate Cherry Cream-Filled Log

3 reviews

When you present this eye-catching dessert on your table, you'll be thanked with many "ooohs" and "aaahs".
It may...


Rocket Cake

7 reviews

Not your ordinary birthday cake, this dessert requires almost no countdown-just start with a purchased ice cream cake roll, then...


Chocolate Zucchini Roll

9 reviews

"I created this moist cake roll to use my garden zucchini," says Victoria Zmarzley-Hahn from Northampton, Pennsylvania.


Ice Cream Party Roll

4 reviews

This tempting take on the much-loved cake roll features a from-scratch chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream and a layer of...

Cinnamon Twirl Roly-Poly

6 reviews

My whole house smells incredible when this cake is in the oven. Change it up with other extracts—maple is heavenly....


Raspberry Cake Roll

2 reviews

This is a really tasty dessert, and it doesn't have as many calories as some other sweets. It's also a...


Berry Pinwheel Cake

5 reviews

Perfect for special meals, this lovely chiffon cake is a nice change from strawberry pie or shortcake. Don't be afraid...


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Budapest Roll

3 reviews

If you’re a fan of Yule logs and pumpkin rolls, taste my Swedish specialty made from hazelnut meringue. People are...


Apple Butter Cake Roll

4 reviews

This is a new take on a pumpkin roll. Her spicy gingerbread cake might make you think back fondly to...


Chocolate & Peppermint Ice Cream Roll

Here's an extra-special treat from the freezer. Peppermint ice cream rolled into a homemade chocolate cake gives dinner a refreshing...


Lincoln Log Cake

1 review

To celebrate Presidents' Day, try this treat from Mary Thomas of Hartford, Wisconsin. "My mother always made this cake roll...


Orange Sponge Cake Roll

4 reviews

This recipe looks hard, but it isn't. People will think you spent hours working on this pretty melt-in-your-mouth sponge cake....


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Chocolate Gingerbread Yule Log

3 reviews

If you’ve tasted a yule log sponge cake, you’ll love this version with fresh ginger and spices. The holiday stunner...

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Gingerbread Yule Log

3 reviews

Nicely seasoned gingerbread holds a sweet creamy filling. This dessert is surprisingly light, so it's easy to indulge in a...


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Chocolate Yule Log

13 reviews
A Yule log cake, also called a Buche de Noel, is a rolled sponge cake shaped and decorated to resemble...

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Pumpkin Roll

108 reviews

This pumpkin roll recipe is great to keep in the freezer for a quick dessert for my family or unexpected...


Creamy Chocolate Cake Roll

4 reviews

The beauty of this recipe is that it looks elegant even though it's so simple to make. It earns rave...


Sweet Potato Pie Cake Roll

Smooth cream cheese filling is all rolled up in the cinnamony sweet potato flavor of this cake. This change-of-pace dessert...


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Pumpkin Cake Roll

17 reviews

This dessert is delicious, especially if you love cream cheese and pumpkin the way I do. —Elizabeth Montgomery, Allston, Massachusetts