Cherry Angel Food Cake Rolls

ANGEL FOOD CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line an ungreased 15x10x1-in. pan with parchment., Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Invert onto a tea towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., Whisk together yogurt, pudding mix and, if desired, food coloring. Fold in whipped topping. , Unroll cake; spread yogurt mixture over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again, without towel. Cover tightly and freeze. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before slicing.

BLACK FOREST CHERRY CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• For cherry filling, stir together the 1/4 cup sugar and the cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir in the 2 tablespoons water. Add cherries. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in 1-1/2 teaspoons cherry liqueur or brandy. Cover surface with plastic wrap; cool.
• For cake, grease and lightly flour a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside. Combine flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda in a small mixing bowl; set aside. Beat egg yolks and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, beating on high speed until sugar is almost dissolved.
• Wash beaters thoroughly. Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl on medium speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Fold egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture. Sprinkle flour mixture over egg mixture; fold in gently just until combined. Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately loosen edges of cake from pan; turn cake out onto a towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll towel and cake into a spiral, starting from a long edge. Cool on a wire rack.
• For chocolate buttercream: Stir together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a heavy small saucepan. Bring to boiling. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about half of the sugar mixture into 2 slightly beaten egg yolks. Return all of the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat (mixture may look curdled but will become smooth). Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
• Add 1-1/2 teaspoons cherry liqueur or cherry brandy, if desired. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Cool to room temperature. Beat unsalted butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Add cooled egg yolk mixture and melted chocolate, beating until combined. If necessary, chill until mixture is of spreading consistency.
• To assemble, unroll cake. Spread cake with chocolate buttercream to within 1/2 inch of edges. Spread cherry filling lengthwise over buttercream layer in a 1-1/2-inch-wide band, starting 1/2 inch from a long edge. Roll up cake without the towel, starting with long edge closest to filling. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 hours.
• To serve, cut cake roll into 1-inch-thick slices. Garnish slices with chocolate curls, if desired. Makes 15 servings.
• Make-ahead tip: Bake, roll, and cool cake as directed. Place cake, with towel, in large airtight container or wrap well with foil. Chill up to 24 hours. Let stand about 30 minutes at room temperature before unrolling and filling.

LOW-FAT CHERRY-ALMOND ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, cold water and extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Carefully fold in cherries. Pour into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.)
• Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle, or rest edges on 2 to 4 cans of equal height until cake is completely cooled, about 2 hours. Run knife around edge of cake; remove from pan.
• In medium bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar and enough cherry juice for desired spreading consistency. Spread glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Garnish with whole cherries, if desired.

CHERRY CHEESECAKE ANGEL FOOD CAKE ROLL RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 10 x 15 x 1 rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Grease lightly (optional --it will climb higher if you leave ungreased). 2. Prepare angel food cake mix according to package directions and spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden brown. It will rise up and even above the edge of the pan but will not overflow. 3. Lay a clean lint-free kitchen towel on the counter and dust with 1/4 cup owdered sugar. Flip hot cake out onto the prepared towel and immediately roll up starting at the short end, with the towel inside. 4. Set aside to cool to room temperature, placing in the fridge or freezer if you want to speed up the process. 5. To make the filling, beat cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. add 3/4 cup powdered sugar, cream and vanilla and beat until thick and stiff peaks form. This can take some time, up to 5 minutes. 6. Make sure that it is completely cool and then unroll the cake. spread with 3/4 of the cream cheese filling and then spread with 3/4 of the cherry pie filling. 7. Carefully roll back up (no towel this time!) starting at the short end. Cover roll with remaining cream cheese frosting and cherry pie filling. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before slicing for clean slices.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*. Line two 15 1/2"x10 1/2" x 1" jelly roll pans with aluminum foil.
• Prepare cake following package directions.
• Divide into pans. Spread evenly.
• Cut through batter with knife or spatula to remove large air bubbles.
• Bake at 350*.for 15 minutes or until set.
• Invert cakes at once onto towels dusted with powdered sugar -- Remove foil carefully.
• Starting at short end, roll up each cake with towel jelly roll fashion.
• Cool completely.
• Fold chopped cherries, coconut and cherry juice into whipped topping.
• Unroll cakes.
• Spread half of filling over each cake to edges.
• Reroll and place seam side down on serving plate.
• Dust with powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 15 1/2"x10 1/2" x 1" jelly roll pans with parshment paper or foil. Make paper or foil ends longer for easier pull out. Prepare cake following package directions. Divide into pans. Spread evenly. Cut through batter with knife or spatula to remove large air bubbles.
• 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until set. Invert cakes at once onto towels dusted with powdered sugar. Remove parshment paper or foil carefully. Be careful, cake is hot. If using a towel, Start at one end and roll up each cake with towel, jelly roll fashion. **Or if using parshment paper pull out of pan on to a flat surface and roll up in the parshment paper and cool. Cool completely.
• 3. Fold chopped cherries, coconut and cherry juice into one of the 8 oz whipped topping. Unroll cakes. Spread half of filling over each cake to edges. Reroll and place seam side down on serving plate.
• 4. Spread the half of the other tub of whipped topping over each cake or as much as you like and garnish with whole cherries. (sprinkle with mint jelly - optional) Or sprinkle cakes with powder sugar and set whole cherries along sides. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE & CHERRY FLUFF FROSTING

Steps:

• Place a rack in center of oven.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Set aside an ungreased tube pan.
• Dump angel food cake mix in large mixing bowl.
• Drain juice from maraschino cherries, reserving 1 tbsp for frosting.
• To remaining maraschino cherry juice, add enough water to equal 1 1/4 cups liquid.
• Pour this liquid along with almond and vanilla extract into dry cake mix in bowl.
• Beat with electric mixer on low for 1 minute and stop and scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute more.Scraping down sides of bowl if necessary. Batter should look well blended.
• Pour batter into pan.smoothing top with rubber spatula.
• Place pan in oven on rack and bake till deeply browned and top springs back when lightly touched with fingers, about 38-42 minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately invert onto a glass bottle neck upside down to cool for 1 hour.
• Remove from bottle and run a long knife around sides of cake.
• Invert onto cooling rack and then invert onto serving platter.
• Prepare cherry fluff frosting.
• Place reserved cherry juice, sugar, and egg white into a medium size saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, beating continuously with electic mixer on high speed, till soft peaks forms (2-3 minutes).
• Remove pan from heat and add marshmallow cream and beat with electric mixer on high till stiff peaks form.about 2 minutes. Fold in chopped cherries, is using.
• Spread frosting over top and halfway down sides of angel food cake and serve immediately.
• We usually don't have any leftovers, so I am not sure how well this stores.