Festive Christmas Cake Roll (with Cake Mix!)
This Festive Christmas Cake Roll is easy to make with cake mix, cream cheese filling, and topped with white chocolate ganache. Great for holiday parties!
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or hand mixer
- 1 baking sheet/pan I used my 13x18 pan
Ingredients
For the cake
- 6 eggs
- 1 13.25 oz. Box Super Moist French Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup water room temp.
For the Frosting center
- 1 16 oz. can of cream cheese frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
For White Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Instructions
For the Cake
- IMPORTANT STEP* Crack your eggs into your stand mixer or mixing bowl. And use the whisk to whip up these eggs for about 6 minutes until foamy.
- Next add in the cake mix, water, and vegetable oil. Switch to your paddle attachment and beat for a little bit, scrape down the sides, and beat a little longer.
- Line your baking sheet pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray. Pour the batter in and bake at 375 degrees F for about 10-12 minutes. Watch closely as the cake is thin and will cook quickly.
- Immediately sprinkle the top of the cake with some powdered sugar and top with another piece of parchment paper. I grabbed a large cutting board and set it on top to help me flip it over and out of the pan. Then use the parchment paper to slowly roll the cake up.
- Place the cake roll on a cooling rack if you have one and let cool down at room temperature for at least 2 hours.
For the Frosting
- Add the can of frosting to your mixing bowl along with the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy and combined well. (alternatively you can use 2 cans of frosting)
- Once completely cooled, slowly unroll the cake. Spread the frosting on your cake. I like to use an offset spatula for a nice smooth texture. Add sprinkles to the inside if desired.
- Then carefully peel off the parchment paper as your roll the cake back up. Just do it nice and slow. If for some reason it cracks- that's okay. Remember it will still have ganache on top.
Make White Chocolate Ganache
- To make the ganache, warm up the white chocolate chips and heavy cream in intervals in the microwave until stir-able. Let set for a few minute at room temperature until it thickens and cools. Then drizzle on top of the cake.
- Add more spinkles. Then slice and serve.
Notes
Note* If it cracks in a few spots- no worries. You are adding chocolate ganache on top that will fill in any spots or you can even frost with more frosting if you would rather.
Once it's sliced and served, no one would even notice.