Strawberries ‘n’ Cream Cake Roll
This Sally’s Baking Challenge Has Ended
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Let’s Review the April Baking Challenge
April 2017 Sally’s Baking Challenge Recipe: Two-Toned Frosting Roses
April’s baking challenge was creating beautiful buttercream frosting roses. And I was blown away by your response! I’ve never seen more stunning cake and cupcake decorating artwork in my life. You all have some major talent! Many of you used Easter as the opportunity to master two-toned roses while others shared their work throughout the month– I hope this challenge inspired you to tackle a new technique, or if frosting decoration was already your thing, enjoyed the process.
One of my favorite recipe reviews came from reader Mary:
“I tried this today in preparation for doing them on a birthday cake. It was so easy! I want to put roses on everything! Thank you so much for this challenge. I never would have tried to do something like this in a million years!”
We gathered as many two-toned frosting roses photo entries as we could and included them below.
PS: Did you try two-toned frosting roses? What did you think?
I’ve been wanting to get back into baking on a regular basis and this challenge may just be my inspiration!
As soon as I saw the photo, I was SO excited and my brain instantly went back to my days of middle school, Home Economics, where I first learned to make a Roll Cake.! Â I’m pretty sure that’s the recipe that got me hooked on baking, like a spark went off in my head and realized…..I LOVE TO BAKE !!! Â and from then on…..I totally aced all my Home Ec classes right to the end of High School. Â All because of a Rolled Sponge Cake….It was Magical…….also, I think…..had a strawberry ?? type filling inside and finished with conf. sugar dusted over the top.
And in my Mom’s kitchen, I would practice that cake over and over.  My Dad loved being the “guinea pig” for me and always ate whatever I baked.  And it was in my Mom’s kitchen I realized that when I served baked goods, it made people happy.  😉
As I read your list of “essential supplies” and saw #3 Towel…….I totally remember like it was yesterday, that the towel was the key to success for that cake. Â It’s the towel that makes the magic happen.
Can’t wait for tomorrow Sally !!
Hope you got all the low down on baby goods. Â What a perfect place to be with all the gal pals. Â
Hi Sally! Such a beautiful gallery of photos for the April challenge!! So many pretty cakes & cupcakes (and thanks for including mine!). Â I really love the look of the two toned icing. Â Will definitely be doing that again. Â
This cake for the May challenge is sooo pretty!! Â I’m not gonna lie, I’ve never made a cake roll before & I’m a little nervous about this one. Â Can’t wait to try it!!Â
I just (this morning) made a 2 layer chocolate cake with vanilla icing for my nephews birthday today. Â I love a piece of good chocolate cake over a brownie any day & your triple chocolate layer cake recipe does not disappoint!Â
Looking forward to this recipe tomorrow. Â Happy week!!
Cake rolls are my thing! But it’s usually chocolate, so I can’t wait to try out your recipe!Â
Gosh, Sally, your blog is seriously the one everybody should aspire to have! You are so creative and fun, your photography is great, and your recipes are amazing! The baking challenge is such a wonderful idea…that’s so impressive to see everyone’s beautiful frosting, and I can imagine how most of them probably thought *they* could never do that. But you encourage people to try and believe in themselves, and it’s so sweet! It’s that kind of heart for other people, in small and big areas of life, that makes a fantastic mom <3 (not that I've been one, but I have one :D)
Saving this comment. It really made my day. Thank you for always being so kind and supportive!
I’ve mastered a lot of baking techniques, but never made a cake roll. I’ve always been kinda scared to. I’m going to try this! Thank you!