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Patriotic Cake Roll Recipe

This Patriotic Cake Roll is a stunning red white and blue 4th of July dessert with a swirled sponge cake and creamy vanilla buttercream frosting!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Patriotic Cake Roll
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 481kcal

Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray an 11x17 inch jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
  • Add egg whites and cream of tartar to a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat until glossy and stiff peaks form, about 1 minute. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks, flour, baking powder, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gently fold into the egg white mixture using a rubber spatula.
  • Scoop two 1/4 cup portions of batter into separate bowls. Add red dye to one and blue to the other and stir to combine.
  • Spread the remaining undyed batter into the prepared pan. Dollop the colored batters randomly over the top and swirl with a skewer. Tap the pan on the counter to release air bubbles.
  • Bake for 14 to 15 minutes or until the bottom is lightly golden brown.
  • Rest in the pan for 2 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a powdered sugar dusted tea towel. Remove parchment paper and roll the cake up in the towel into a log. Keep seam side down and cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Beat butter and vanilla extract until creamy. Add powdered sugar and coffee creamer and mix on low until combined, then beat on high until light and fluffy. Scoop 1/2 cup of frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
  • Carefully unroll the cooled cake and spread the remaining frosting evenly over the surface. Roll the cake back up.
  • Pipe stars over the outside of the cake and top with patriotic sprinkles. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 699IU | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg