Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll
Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll is a chocolate cake filled with strawberry ice cream then it’s rolled up, topped with chocolate icing and served frozen! This glorious frozen treat makes a wonderful impression and well worth the effort!
My good friend and neighbor Julie loves to bake, and made this festive Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll for her special Valentine’s cocktail party and invited me to come over to share her recipe and take photos.
If you have never made one, like me, then fear not! We have provided a step-by-step tutorial for this recipe.
….Well then, let’s get started!
Line a 12 x 17 jelly-roll pan with wax or parchment paper and fit it to completely cover the bottom and go up the sides a little. Don’t worry if the paper doesn’t go up the sides.
Then drop about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil onto the paper and spread it using a paper towel or your fingers. Set it aside.
Next, prepare the cake batter. Here, she decided to use a cake box mix to speed up the process, beating the eggs first, then adding in dark chocolate cake mix with water, oil and some powdered sugar.
Pour only 3 and 1/2 cups of cake batter onto the jelly roll. There will be some cake batter leftover for you to use and bake some extra cupcakes for the kids (makes about 4 cupcakes). Follow the directions on the box for baking cupcakes.
Using a spatula to spread the batter evenly onto the prepared pan. Bake for about 15 minutes.
Meantime, first, clear your counter before laying down a clean kitchen towel. Then spread about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar onto the kitchen cloth, and spread it evenly with your hand to cover the surface.
When the cake is done, use a small knife to loosen the cake from the sides and edges of the pan and parchment paper. Carefully invert the cake onto the prepared sugared towel and slowly peel off the paper.
Sprinkle the surface of the cake with two tablespoons of granulated sugar. Then, starting from the narrow end of the towel, fold it over onto the cake and gently begin to roll the cake up in the towel. Not too tight.
Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, remove 2 pints of ice cream from freezer and allow to thaw for about 20 to 30 minutes.
Scoop chunks of ice cream out and begin to spread a thin layer (about 1/2 -inch) of ice cream filling evenly over the cake leaving about 1/2 inch open at the end around the cake.
Re-roll the cake with filling slowly and fairly tight. Store in an airtight container with a lid or wrap with foil wrap and place it into your freezer. Keep frozen for at least a 1 hour before icing or frosting the top.
When the cake is frozen, spread the top with icing and decorate with chocolate candies and freeze again until ready to serve.
Frozen ice cream rolls are so versatile, they can be filled with a variety of cream fillings and ice cream flavors. Once frozen, they’re easy to spread with icing and decorate with candies, nuts, sprinkles or chocolate chips to create a festive look for any special occasion or holiday.
Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll is elegant, yet surprisingly easy to make, and makes a perfect dessert to serve for any special occasion.
It’s so much more fun baking and making desserts with friends. My husband and I are blessed with good neighbors who become great friends! Thank you, Julie, for sharing your recipe with me and the rest of the world!
Wishing you and your families something sweet on Valentine’s Day!
ENJOY!
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Some Tips for Success!
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We recommend to use a non-terry cloth towel, don’t want any lint to get all over the cake.
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If you don’t have parchment paper, wax paper will work just fine.
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Also, you can lightly spray the wax paper with cooking spray instead of spreading with oil.
Links to Items for this Ice Cream Roll Recipe:
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Betty Crocker Super Moist
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vegetable oil
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organic powdered sugar
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organic granulated sugar
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parchment paper
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unsweetened cocoa
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Calphalon Jelly Pan
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Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll ~ is a chocolate cake filled with strawberry ice cream then rolled up, topped with chocolate icing and frozen, makes a wonderful impression and well worth the effort!Dark Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Cream Roll Recipe
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I used this idea of the recipient for an orange cake with chocolate ice cream topped with pistachio frosting and pistachio dust on top. The brown, green, and orange was beautiful for our ice cream social at church. Thanks for all the helpful tips!
I was SO scared to get it out of the pan and flip the cake. But it was easier than I thought! Except for the cloud of powdered sugar that came up after flipping it out. It covered everything! Caution: clear your counter completely before flipping this cake.
Also, I didnโt thaw my ice cream… I put it in a piping bag for maximum stability. My hands were frozen but it turned out alright. Great recipe!
Hi Arielle!! Welcome to our blog! So nice to meet you and Your cake roll sounds amazing!! I have to try those flavors for my next one! So happy you had a good outcome with our recipe! Hope youโll try more! Enjoy and thanks again! Have a great weekend!
Oh my! Yummy and swirly, I could go for a slice right now and it is breakfast time around here.
Amalia
xo
Iโm with you Amalia, I can definitely enjoy a slice for breakfast as well! Thanks so much! ๐
SO pretty and festive for Valentine's day! Love this classic chocolate and strawberry flavors together…and even better when ice cream is in the same sentence. ๐ Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours.
Thank you Amy! Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
What a beautiful dessert! The strawberry ice cream is perfect for Valentine's Day. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and tell your friend Thank You also ๐
I will Susan and thank you!!
Thank you Cheri! Have a great week! ๐
What a gorgeous looking ice cream cake, I can just tell this is delicious. Chocolate and strawberry is perfect together. Happy Valentines Day!
Boy I love cake rolls and this one is gorgeous! You just can't beat strawberry and chocolate. Perfect for Valentine's Day! Great tutorial too ๐
Thank you Tricia! Have a wonderful week!
Xo