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Gingerbread Cake Roll Recipe

30 Minutes or Less, Baked Goods & Desserts

Gingerbread Cake Roll is the holiday dessert that looks like it took a professional baker to pull off but actually comes together with surprising ease. Thin, warmly spiced gingerbread sponge rolled around a sweet, creamy filling and dusted with powdered sugar — it is the kind of showstopper dessert that earns genuine admiration at every gathering.

Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
10 min
Servings
9
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Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened, divided
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 (6 oz) pkg Pioneer® Gingerbread Pancake Mix
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted, plus more for garnish
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup caramel sauce
1/4 tsp kosher salt

This Gingerbread Cake Roll Recipe is made with Pioneer Gingerbread Pancake Mix for the perfectly spiced, flexible sponge that makes this ginger cake roll easy to roll cleanly and impossible to resist at the dessert table.

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prep Baking Sheet

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly grease with cooking spray. Set aside.

  2. Mix and Bake the Cake

    Cream together 1/2 cup of the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix in eggs and sour cream until incorporated. Add in Pioneer Gingerbread Pancake Mix until just combined. Transfer batter to the prepared baking sheet, spreading out evenly. Bake until the cake is golden-brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 8-10 minutes.

  3. Make the Cream Cheese Filling

    Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese, remaining butter and vanilla together in the bowl of a stand mixer until smooth. Slowly add in powdered sugar until completely smooth. Mix in caramel sauce and salt until completely combined.

  4. Fill, Roll, and Chill

    Once the cake is cooled completely, spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the cake. Roll cake tightly into a log, starting from one short edge. Chill cake, seam-side-down, for at least 30 minutes. Garnish with a dusting of powdered sugar. Slice and serve.

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