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This Carrot Cake Roll is a classic Easter dessert with a twist. Spiced carrot cake is rolled up with the BEST cream cheese frosting inside.To Make this Recipe You’ Will Need the following ingredients:
Ingredients
For the Cake:
3/4 cup flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
3 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 medium carrots, shredded
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For the Filling:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
6 tbsp. salted butter, softened
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
For the Glaze Drizzle:
3 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
10-11 tbsp. milk
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper, leaving a little overhang on each side.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves and whisk.
- In a large bowl, combine eggs and sugar and whisk until combined.
- Add vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and carrots and mix again until combined.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the large bowl and fold to combine.
- Stir batter just until combined. Pour batter into the jelly roll pan and spread into an even layer.
- Bake for 12 minutes and remove the cake from the pan using the overhang on the sides.
- Lay cake on a large wood cutting board and gently roll the cake lengthwise.
- Carefully transfer the cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
To prepare the filling, - combine confectioners sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth and creamy.
- Carefully unroll the cake and spread the filling onto the cake, allowing for a small gap on all edges.
- Reroll the cake and wrap it tightly with plastic cling wrap.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
- When ready to serve, combine the glaze ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over the cake and slice.
ENJOY!