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A festive Easter Cake Roll decorated with pastel-colored frosting, sprinkles, and mini chocolate eggs, revealing a colorful swirled sponge with a creamy filling

Easter Cake Roll

This Easter Cake Roll is the ultimate springtime dessert—light, fluffy, and bursting with festive colors! Featuring a soft sponge cake wrapped around a luscious, creamy filling, it's a showstopper for any Easter celebration.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 280 kcal

Equipment

  • Jelly Roll Pan
  • Parchment Paper
  • Mixing Bowls

Ingredients
  

Cake Roll

  • 1 box cake mix your choice of flavor
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water or milk
  • food coloring (pastel colors)

Filling

  • 1 cup whipped cream or cream cheese frosting
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
  • Prepare cake mix according to package instructions, adding eggs, oil, and milk.
  • Divide batter into bowls, add food coloring, and swirl colors into the pan.
  • Bake cake until springy to the touch.
  • Flip onto a kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar and roll while warm. Let cool.
  • Unroll, spread filling, and roll back up. Refrigerate to set.
  • Dust with powdered sugar, decorate as desired, and serve.

Notes

For best results, roll the cake while warm to prevent cracking. Chill before slicing for neat presentation.