Red Velvet Cake Roll

Let’s jump right in because there are a million step pictures to get through. Like most jelly roll type cakes, this is a sponge cake. But with a delicious red velvet flavor! There’s cocoa and vanilla, a little brown sugar, with a slight tang from buttermilk. It’s a light and airy cake, leavened mostly by the air whipped into the eggs in step 4. We’re talking lots of air– 5 full minutes of beating 4 eggs together. 

in case you’ve never made a cake roll before and are scared to death to strive OR have attempted to make a cake roll earlier than and have failed, don’t you be anxious. I got your back! together, we’re going to make the maximum impossible to resist purple velvet cake roll Christmas has ever visible.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup minus 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour 
• 3 Tablespoons (15g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (50g) packed light brown sugar
• 2 Tablespoons (30ml) canola or vegetable oil
• 2 Tablespoons (30ml) buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar (helps the red color stand out)
• 1 Tablespoon liquid red food coloring2
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• for rolling: 1 cup (120g) confectioners' sugar

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 6 ounces (170g) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick; 60g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 and 3/4 cups (210g) confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. read the instructions through before starting. make sure you are organized for step 7 at once while that cake comes out!
2. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray a 10x15 inch baking pan with nonstick spray or grease with butter, so the parchment paper sticks. Then line it with parchment paper so the cake seamlessly releases in step five. Spray or grease the parchment paper too. We want a very nonstick floor for this cake roll.
3. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together. (make sure they're sifted nicely!) Set aside.
4. using a hand mixer or a stand mixer outfitted with whisk attachment, beat the eggs for five mins on excessive pace. they may be mild and really fluffy. On medium velocity, beat inside the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, vinegar, meals coloring, and vanilla till mixed. stop the mixer, pour within the sifted dry elements, then beat on low till the batter is completely combined. it will be a ruby purple colour.
5. spread batter frivolously into prepared pan. provide the pan a shake to make sure the batter is level and reaches the corners. Bake for 17 mins or till the cake springs returned when you poke it with a finger.
6. meanwhile, lay a thin kitchen towel flat at the counter. Sprinkle with 1 cup of confectioners' sugar. as soon as the cake comes out of the oven, at once invert it onto the towel. Peel off the parchment paper then, beginning with the slender cease, begin rolling the cake up with the towel. do this slowly and lightly. The cake might be heat as it just got here out of the oven.
7. permit the cake to chill completely rolled up within the towel. I stick mine within the fridge for approximately 2 hours to hurry it up.
8. do away with the cake roll from the fridge and allow to sit at the counter for a few minutes to heat up as you prepare the frosting.
9. Make the frosting: In a big bowl the use of a  or stand mixer outfitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese for 1 minute on high pace till completely smooth and creamy. Beat in the butter till blended. add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat on medium-excessive velocity till mixed and creamy.
10. gently and slowly unroll the cake. Flatten it out and unfold frosting flippantly on top, leaving approximately a half of inch border across the cake. lightly and slowly roll the cake lower back up, without the towel this time. make sure you are rolling it tightly. a few frosting may additionally spill out the edges, it's adequate!
11. Loosely cowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for as a minimum 20 mins (and up to one day, protected) earlier than cutting and serving. dirt with extra confectioners' sugar, if favored.

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