With Christmas just a few days away now, I thought I would try my hand at making a dessert to have on hand that was not only festive, but tasty too! I really enjoy roll cakes, even though they aren’t the easiest of cakes to make, they are always super impressive. Especially when you make them colorful and halfway homemade; which is exactly what this Christmas Cake Roll is!

I started off with a simple box mix that I whipped together, colored, baked, and then filled with a homemade buttercream frosting. The frosting here is always the best part, that’s because it’s homemade and not out of a can. Although, I will say that everything has its place. Even canned frosting.

Now, I’ve made some cake rolls before, but this one is a little different in being there is the hard chocolate shell on the outside. I’ve done ganache before, but never a hard chocolate shell. You definitely could use a white chocolate here, or a milk chocolate, but I chose to use a dark chocolate. I also would have added sprinkles on the top, but I guess I’m out of Christmas sprinkles and I didn’t even realize it!

Oh well! It’s still a pretty cake that’s perfectly colorful and festive for the season. It would also be a great cake to have for New Years even!

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