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Pink Velvet Swiss Roll

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Impress your family and friends with this yummy creamy filled Pink Velvet Swiss Roll that is a lot easier to make than you might think.Pink Velvet Swiss Roll | Garnish & Glaze

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month I joined some fellow bloggers in “Cooking for a Cure” to create something PINK to help raise breast cancer awareness.Cooking for a Cure | Garnish & GlazePink Velvet Swiss Roll | Garnish & Glaze

If you’re not aware, besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women.  Statistics show that 1 in 8 women (in the U.S.) will at some time in their life develop breast cancer.  The good news is that the death rate is on the decrease thanks to early detection and advancementsin treatments.Pink Velvet Swiss Roll | Garnish & Glaze

In fact, my mother-in-law is a recent survivor of breast cancer.  She was diagnosed early last year which gave us all a good scare.  The doctors fortunately found that the cancer was still contained so she underwent surgery to remove the mass and had radiation treatment everyday for a month.  It was painful and exhausting both physically and mentally for her especially since she continued to operate her in-home child daycare.  I remember talking to her during it all and saying how soar she was from surgery and that the radiation burned her skin.  I’m so grateful for modern medicine and that she is cancer free and healthy again.  She is truly one of the strongest, most kind, and optimistic woman I know and couldn’t imagine losing her so soon.  I’m so glad I have her in my life and get to call her “mom”.Pink Velvet Swiss Roll | Garnish & GlazeToday I’m sharing my recipe for this lovely Pink Velvet Swiss Roll.  It was actually my first time making a Swiss cake roll and found it to be much easier than I imagined… so there might be a few more of these cakes in my future.  😉  It only takes 15 minutes to cook and about 20 minutes prep time.  The cake is super soft and stays moist for days.  It has the perfect amount of filling which is light and perfectly sweetened.  It’s a mixture of cream cheese, cool whip, and a little powdered sugar.  So yummy and refreshing!
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Go make this yummy cake and then get out in your community and help raise breast cancer awareness! … And make sure you are getting regular doctor check ups and and doing self exams.  Early detection is key!

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Pink Velvet Swiss Roll

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12
Author Garnish & Glaze

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 4 eggs room temperature
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon pink get food coloring
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt

For the filling:

  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softned
  • 1 1/2 cups cool whip thawed
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (set to 325 if using a very dark pan). Grease a 15x10x1 inch pan with cooking spray and then cover with parchment paper and then grease the parchment payer.
  2. Lay a tea towel on a flat work surface and sprinkle it with powdered sugar and set aside.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs on high for 3 minutes until pale in color. Continue beating as you slowly add in the sugar. Add the oil, buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla, and food coloring and beat for 1 more minute. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Pour batter into pan and tilt to even out the batter.
  5. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until it springs back when touched.
  6. When done, immediately invert the cake onto the towel. Remove the parchment paper and then roll the cake in the towel starting at the short end. Set on a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.
  7. Beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Mix in cool whip until creamy. Refrigerate until cake has cooled completely and ready to fill.
  8. Unroll the cake and spread the filling evenly over the top. Roll the cake back up and place seam side down on a platter. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least and hour before serving. Dust with powdered sugar, slice, and serve.

Recipe Source: adapted from Taste of Home

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Impress your family and friends with this yummy creamy filled Pink Velvet Swiss Roll that is a lot easier to make than you might think.

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  2. Melanie, your mother in law sounds like a total champ! What a terrible trial to experience and I am so glad to hear she is doing well. This cake is absolutely gorgeous. I have never made a roll cake but I really want to try!

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    • She is! Thank you Amy. Yes, you’ll have to try this cake roll. It was so much easier than I thought it would be. I thought the cake would be flimsy and really delicate but it was really easy to work with. I keep thinking up tons of different flavor combos for cake rolls now. I really want to try one with ice cream as filling.

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  8. People in my family are always terrified to make this cake…but it looks so beautiful. So beautiful. And I think baking is a great way to bring people together and raise awareness! Thanks for stopping by Foodie Fridays!

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  10. This is just beautiful!! And it looks delicious too! I have several friends who are breast cancer survivors…I’m so glad to hear your mom in law is healthy now. We lost my father in law to cancer over the summer and we miss him terribly. I’ll be pinning and sharing your recipe.

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  13. Absolutely in love with this swiss roll! What a delicious and beautiful dessert! Saw this featured on Tried & Tasty and I had to stop by. Following along on FB. Have a wonderful day. xo, Catherine

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  14. Hi! It’s so pretty! I’m trying to make it now but I noticed that Step 3 says to add powdered sugar when there’s no amount written for it. Is it supposed to be the baking power??

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    • Jacob, You can make your own whipped cream. The cool whip is stabilized with gelatin so it will last longer in the cake but if you plan to eat the cake using made-from-scratch unstabilized whipped cream you’ll want to eat it within about a day.

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  18. Hello:) how would you recommend changing this recipe into a chocolate cake with the vanilla spread? Looking forward to hearing from you – thank you:)

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