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Gingerbread Cake Roll with Eggnog Whipped Cream Recipe

A soft gingerbread cake is filled with an eggnog whipped cream! I can guarantee that even non-gingerbread and non-eggnog lovers will LOVE this cake roll.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Cooling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 212kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $9

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (65g) unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup (173g or 118ml) molasses
  • 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the filling:

  • 1 cup (237ml) heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cup (79ml) eggnog

Instructions

  • Line a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan with foil (for easy removal).Grease and flour the pan (I use the cooking spray that has flour in it for this step.) You can also line your pan with parchment paper instead of foil. Grease it just in case!
  • Beat eggs at high speed for 5 minutes.  Gradually beat in sugar, applesauce, and molasses.
  • Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt. Add to other mixture. Spread into pan.
  • Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. The cake will spring back when touched without transfer to your finger. Err on the side of overdone for cake rolls, that makes them roll easier. Turn out immediately onto a kitchen towel sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. Starting at the narrow end, roll towel and cake together. Cool completely. Note: the cake is sticky, soft, and spongey. It might come off a little on your fingers, but that’s okay. Cooling will take at least 2 hours. You can make the cake a day ahead. Just wrap the cooled cake with plastic wrap overnight.
  • Make the filling: Beat cold heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer) until soft peaks form. (This takes about 2 minutes with my stand mixer on medium speed.) Add powdered sugar, and vanilla. Add eggnog 1 tablespoon at a time, slowly. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Be careful not to overwhip.
  • Once cake is cool, carefully unroll it. It might leave a little mess on the towel, but that’s okay, as long as you can peel it off. Spread about half the whipped cream over the top of the cake, leaving an edge at the end. Starting at the narrow end, re-roll the cake. As you roll it the filling will shift a little and you may need to remove some if you’ve put too much on the cake. That’s okay, just have a knife handy to scrape off any excess as you roll. At this point you can wrap the cake in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. When ready, place cake on serving plate and top with some of the remaining whipped cream and dust with cinnamon.

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Notes

  • Make sure to roll the cake while hot. Allow to cool completely before filling.
  • Cake can be wrapped well in plastic and made up to a day ahead (with filling in refrigerator, without can be on the counter).
  • If your cake cracks, make a bit of extra whipped cream and frost the outside of the cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 377IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2mg