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Christmas Red Velvet Cake Roll sliced on a dark serving board, showing its vibrant red sponge and thick swirl of creamy white filling, lightly dusted with powdered sugar.

Christmas Red Velvet Cake Roll

5 from 1 vote
A festive and vibrant Christmas Red Velvet Cake Roll featuring a tender red velvet sponge rolled with smooth cream cheese filling. Easy to make, stunning to slice, and perfect for holiday gatherings.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 11 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Red Velvet Sponge
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs - room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon red food coloring - gel recommended
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese - softened
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter - softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
Festive Decorations
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar - for dusting
  • Christmas sprinkles - optional
  • White chocolate drizzle - optional

Equipment

  • 1 10x15 inch jelly roll pan (exact size helps prevent cracking)
  • 1 Parchment paper
  • 1 Clean Kitchen Towel (dusted with powdered sugar)
  • 1 Offset spatula (for spreading batter/filling)
  • 1 Fine-mesh sieve (for powdered sugar dusting)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (for cooling rolled cake)

Method
 

  1. Prepare the pan, parchment, and powdered-sugar towel; preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Sift dry ingredients and whip eggs/sugar; combine wet ingredients and fold batter together.
  3. Spread batter evenly in pan and bake 10–12 minutes until springy.
  4. Flip cake onto sugared towel, peel parchment, and roll while warm; cool completely.
  5. Make cream cheese filling, unroll cake, spread filling, re-roll, decorate, and chill.

Nutrition

Serving: 85gCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 400IUCalcium: 55mgIron: 1.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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