Carrot Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Filling

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Level: Intermediate

Serves: 10

10

Description

This carrot cake roll with cream cheese filling is perfect for spring and Easter. A great way to make plain old carrot cake more fun! The cream cheese frosting is velvety smooth and delicious.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CARROT CAKE:
  • 3  Large Eggs
  • ⅔ cups Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ cups Cake Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • ¼ teaspoons Nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 2 cups Shredded Carrots (drained If Too Wet)
  • Powdered Sugar, For Dusting
  • FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
  • 6 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar

Preparation

For the cake roll:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Generously spray a 10×15 inch jelly roll pan with cooking spray, line with parchment paper. Spray paper with cooking spray and lightly flour it. Set aside.

Beat eggs on high for 3 minutes. Add sugar and oil, and beat 3–4 minutes on high until pale and frothy. Add vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients, until just combined, Do not over-mix. Stir in carrots.

Transfer mixture into prepared pan, spread using a spatula. Bake for 15–16 minutes until done, but still soft.

While carrot cake is baking, line a clean kitchen towel and sprinkle a generous amount of powdered sugar over it. When cake is finished baking, take it out of the oven and quickly turn it over the kitchen towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Starting at the short end, roll cake with towel. Let cool completely for a few hours.

For the frosting:
While cake is cooling, make frosting. In bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and cheese until smooth. Add vanilla, then powdered sugar, and beat until smooth.

To assemble:
When cake is completely cool, carefully unroll. Spread cream cheese frosting evenly and roll tightly. Chill cake roll for 1 hour, so it firms up a little.

Dust top with powdered sugar. Slice and enjoy!

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