Merry Christmas!  We’re only a couple of weeks away from the big day, and I’m sure you’ll need some sort of dessert to help celebrate.  This vertical cake roll will impress the jolly man in the red suit, and all your other guests!

This cake roll is something a little different than the regular type of roll you might be used to.  Instead of traditionally rolling up the cake by the width, this cake is rolled up length ways in small strips to create a large roll.  It gets a little messy when you roll this cake up but it’s kinda fun to get dirty sometimes, right?  It’s fun to roll it up!

As far as fillings for inside the cake roll go, it’s best to work with a light filling, such as whipping cream, but you could also use a fruit filling, and if you prefer, you could try buttercream, but I’m not sure how that would affect the ability of the cake to roll.  I had decided that since there was so much buttercream around the outside of the cake, and using something different for the inside was probably best.  It is also really easy to roll up whipping cream as opposed to other fillings.

 Decorating the outside of the cake can be done however you want, and I’m sure my viewers and readers have great ideas!  I liked the way the ribbons up the side of the cake we soft looking and very festive.  Anything themed for the season would be great for this holiday type of cake!

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