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I love getting comments from all of you. I not only connect but personally get to know the readers. In this case, a reader gave me an idea of this cake recipe. She suggested that I share a Raffaello cake roll recipe on the blog. After some idea and testing, this is the ending result.

Raffaello Cake Roll slice on a plate

As you can tell from the blog, I haven’t been baking much lately. I just don’t like spending my day in a hot kitchen or find any time for it. This is why I loved this recipe, it was all completed from start to finish within a few hours.

The flavors are right on, it reminds me of the candy in so many ways.

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Recipe

Raffaello Cake Roll slice on a plate

Raffaello Cake Roll

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Servings
12 Servings
Prep Time 1 hr
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 Eggs
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 16 oz Cream Cheese room temperature
  • 1 tsp Almond Extract
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream very cold
  • 1/2 cup Almond Pieces
  • 1/2 cup Coconut Flakes
  • 1/2 cup Wafer Pieces
  • Raffaello Candy Optional for decoration

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs together with 1cup sugar, until it doubles in volume.
    3 bowls one with flour, one with sugar and one with eggs
  • By thirds, using spatula, fold flour into the egg mixture. Be careful not to over-mix the dough.
    Sugar and eggs whisked together in a mixing bowl
  • Spread the dough into a lined baking sheet, 10" X 15" is a perfect size. Bake for 12 minutes.
    Dough on a baking pan
  • Remove the cake from the oven, place a kitchen towel over the cake. Roll up the shorter side, making it into a long roll. Let the roll cool to a room temperature. Remove towel and parchment paper.
    Cake Roll rolled up in a towel
  • Prepare ingredients for the cream. Picture is missing heavy whipping cream, whoopsies.
    Ingredients on the table including; 2 bars of cream cheese, 2 sticks of butter, a bowl of sugar, a bowl of wafers, a bowl of sliced almonds, a bowl of coconut flakes, a bowl of sugar, vanilla extract and raffaello candy
  • Whisk together butter with 1cup sugar, until it's completely smooth. Add almond extract to the mixture.
    Butter and sugar in a bowl
  • Add in cream cheese, continue whisking until it's completely, perfectly creamy. In a separate dish, whip whipping cream until stiff peaks and it's all fluffy.
    Cream cheese added into a mixing bowl with butter and sugar
  • Little by little, add whipping cream to the butter/cream cheese mixture, eventually combining it all together in one bowl.
    Cream mixed together in a bowl with a spatula
  • Spread cream on the inside of the sponge cake. Spread almonds, 1/2 coconut flakes and wafer pieces over the cream in the inside.
    Wafers placed on top of the cream on the cake roll, with 2 little bowls besides the cake one with sliced almonds and one with coconut
  • Roll up the cake and tightly cover it with the remainder of the cream. Sprinkle coconut flakes over the cake roll and decorate with candy or as you wish.
    Raffaello Cake Roll on a cutting board with cream spread on top the cake roll and coconut sprinkled on top of it, raffaello candy besides the cutting board
  • Keep it refrigerated until ready to serve.
    Raffaello Cake Roll on a long tray
Nutrition Facts
Raffaello Cake Roll
Amount Per Serving
Calories 606 Calories from Fat 387
% Daily Value*
Fat 43g66%
Saturated Fat 25g125%
Cholesterol 191mg64%
Sodium 189mg8%
Potassium 181mg5%
Carbohydrates 49g16%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 36g40%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 1390IU28%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 88mg9%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted July 21, 2015

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.