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Strawberry Shortcake Roll

Strawberry shortcake in a roll.

Strawberry Shortcake Roll
Photograph courtesy of General Mills
Servings
12
Menu Part
  • dessert
Main Ingredient
  • Strawberries

Chef-owner Suzanne Raiford

Daisy’s Lunchbox Cafe and Bakery

Searcy, Ark.

Chef Suzanne Raiford entered this summery dessert in a nationwide recipe contest and earned the winning spot in the south-central region. The base is a doctored-up cake mix that is complemented by a creamy filling and juicy fresh strawberries.

 

Ingredients

Batter

3 eggs, at room temperature

¼ cup sour cream

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. almond extract

½ cups white cake mix

Confectioners’ sugar

Filling and finishing

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

½ cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups heavy or whipping cream

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

5 whole strawberries, for garnish

 

Steps

1. Preheat conventional oven to 350 F. or convection oven to 300 F. Spray a 15- by 10-by 1-inch baking sheet or jelly roll pan and line with parchment.

2. For cake, In mixer bowl fitted with whisk attachment, beat eggs at medium speed for 5 minutes. Add sour cream, oil, vanilla and almond extract; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Whisk in cake mix by hand just until blended.

3. Spread batter in prepared baking sheet or pan. Bake 8 to 12 minutes in conventional oven or 7 to 9 minutes in convection oven, turning once, or until lightly browned and top springs back.

4. Run knife along edges of cake to loosen; dust with confectioners’ sugar while hot.

Cover with a new sheet of parchment paper and invert onto table; remove parchment paper from bottom of the cake. Starting with short end, roll up cake with parchment; cool completely.

5. Meanwhile, for filling, combine cream cheese and sugar in mixer bowl with whisk attachment; mix at medium speed until fluffy. Scrape bowl; add vanilla and beat to blend. Increase speed to high and gradually add heavy cream; whip until stiff peaks form, scraping bowl occasionally.

6. Reserve 1 cup filling in pastry bag; divide remaining mixture in half. Carefully unroll cake from parchment and spread with half the filling mixture. Place sliced strawberries on top, leaving a 2-inch border on short end.

7. Carefully roll cake back up as tightly as possible; place seam-side down on platter.

8. Frost cake with remaining cream cheese mixture and pipe rosettes on top; place whole strawberries on rosettes. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set; cut into slices for serving.

Photo courtesy of General Mills

 

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