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Full confession. This Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Roll was my very first cake roll experience. No, not eating it. Obviously. But actually making one? Yea, I thought it was way too complicated. I mean, really, how does the cake not crumble when you roll it up.
Ends up, baking up a cake roll is incredibly easy and looks pretty darn impressive.
Perfect for Valentine's Day? Yea, I think so.
Make this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Roll for your someone special, and it just may earn you some serious relationship cred.
So the secret to keeping the cake roll from crumbling? First, you have to make sure you can remove it from the pan quickly and easily. That means greasing the heck out of your pan and sprinkling it with powdered sugar.
And then make sure you carefully roll it up with a towel sprinkled with plenty of powdered sugar while it's still hot.
But as impressive as a rolled up cake is, the real star of this valentine's day dessert is the strawberry whipped cream.
Ermagherd.
It's SO good.
You'll definitely have some of that rockstar strawberry whipped cream left over. If you can resist the temptation to eat it all right then and there, serve this cake with some extra whipped cream.
And chocolate covered strawberries. Lots of them.
Did we even talk about how this cake only takes a few minutes of actual prep time. I honestly made sure to dedicate a big block of time to making this cake happen, and was shocked when it only took a handful of hands-on minutes.
You can see the full recipe for this Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Roll at Dixie Crystals!
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CakePants says
Strawberry whipped cream?! Yes, please! I've never made a cake roll before, so I'm encouraged by the fact that you're also new to making them yet your first one turned out so beautifully. The photos are gorgeous!
Chris says
It was so much easier than I expected! I was totally ready for it to break... but it was really pliable and easy to work with!
Kevin | Keviniscooking says
Now that's one amazing looking cake that I'm sure is just as tasty. Beauty!
Chris says
Thanks buddy! #wolfpackbakes
Medha says
This is such a stunning cake roll! Love that strawberry filling 🙂
Chris says
Thanks SO much Medha! I'm obsessed with strawberry whipped cream now!
Bianca says
Duuudde. I love strawberries and chocolate together. And I can probably eat that strawberry whipped cream by the bucket :p
Chris says
I may have (I did) eat that whipped cream by the bucket, hahaha!
Taylor says
Hold up. This was your FIRST cake roll?! I am SO IMPRESSED. I've yet to try my hand at making one, and I KNOW that it would NOT be this pretty! LOVE that chocolate and strawberry combo - so classic! Pinned!
Chris says
They are surprisingly pretty darn easy. I thought for sure I was going to have to make like 15 of them because they were going to break apart on me, but those suckers are pretty pliable!