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...

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cake Rolls

1 review

Who knew something this impressive could start with a cake mix! The mini chocolate chips add a tasty crunch to...


Prize-Winning Jelly Roll

10 reviews

Twice I've won first place at our county fair with this recipe. I enjoy trying new recipes and cooking for...

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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...


Orange Ricotta Cake Roll

2 reviews

I come from a big Italian family. When I was growing up, my mom cooked and baked many delicious meals...


Lemon Cake Roll

13 reviews

This recipe dates back quite a few years. My mother made it for me when I was a child, and...


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....

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...


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...


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...


Mocha Yule Log

15 reviews

This eye-catching dessert is guaranteed to delight holiday dinner guests. Chocolate lovers will lick their lips over the yummy cocoa...


Cranberry Cake Roll

2 reviews

This low-fat angel food cake roll is a guilt-free indulgence, which is much-appreciated during the Christmas season. —Paige Kowolewski, Topton,...

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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


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...


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...


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...


Strawberry Cream Cake Roll

8 reviews

There are plenty of strawberry patches near my hometown, and soon they'll be brimming with red berries. I discovered this...


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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...

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,...


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...


Strawberry-Mallow Cake Roll

11 reviews

This stunning cake roll is so much fun to make and present to guests.—Susan Olsen, Huntley, Montana

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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...


Peaches & Cream Jelly Roll

3 reviews

Cake rolls make a lovely presentation for a party, and they are simple to cut into even slices. My father...


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...


Pecan Cake Roll

4 reviews

Meet the Cook: Like my husband, I'm a retired teacher. This dessert is one that always went over big as...


Lemon Angel Cake Roll

7 reviews

"Every time I make this sunny cake roll, people comment on its fresh flavor and festive look," observes Diana Hardwick...


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...