Easy Apple Cake Roll – It’s Like An Apple Pie Roll!

Right now pumpkin everything is getting all the love, I mean #PumpkinSpiceEveryThing is trending like you wouldn't believe. Now while I love pumpkin spice I think the apple recipes are getting the shaft right now! This apple cake roll is really big in our house right and it's a new recipe.

Easy Apple Cake Roll – It's Like An Apple Pie Roll!

This recipe came to me when we started to make our Traditional Dutch Apple Pie Recipe we always have leftover filling we eat on its own or try to find a new way to use. The recipe I made after that was our Pumpkin Roll Recipe With Cream Cheese Filling. This is a family favorite but I kept thinking of putting the two together.

I started off by trying to use our Cinnamon Apple Spice Beer Bread recipe but it just wasn't soft and flexible enough but I found a happy medium and it is amazing!

Related: Skillet Oatmeal – Apple Crisp Oatmeal Recipe

Ingredients

For the cake:

3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. apple pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce

 

For the filling:

3 small green apples, peeled, cored, and diced into small cubes
¼ cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup light brown sugar
½ cup water
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
1 (8 oz.) package full-fat cream cheese, softened

Directions 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, apple pie spice, cinnamon, and salt and whisk.

Stir in eggs, applesauce and vanilla extract, and whisk until smooth.

Pour batter into pan and bake for 15-17 minutes.

Turn cake out onto a work surface and slowly (and carefully) roll the cake into a log.

To make the apple filling, melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat.

Add the diced apples, brown sugar, and spices. Sauté apples for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.

Reduce heat to low, add the water, and cook until apples are soft about 6-8 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water; stir until smooth.

Stir cornstarch mixture into apples. Continue stirring until apple liquid has thickened.

Transfer apple pie filling to a bowl to cool completely.

Once cooled, whisk apple filling with softened cream cheese until combined.

 

Unroll cake and gently spread apple cream cheese mixture onto it.

Roll the cake up again carefully, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

Allow cake to chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

Remove plastic wrap and dust cake with powdered sugar. Slice and serve.

Have you tried this apple cake roll? Do you love it as I do? Let me know in the comments below.

Yield: 10

Apple Pie Cake Roll

Print

Your favorite Apple Pie turned cake!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup applesauce

For the filling:

• 3 small green apples, peeled, cored, and diced into small cubes
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup water
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 8 oz. package full-fat cream cheese, softened

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, apple pie spice, cinnamon, and salt and whisk.
3. Stir in eggs, applesauce and vanilla extract, and whisk until smooth.
4. Pour batter into pan and bake for 15-17 minutes.
5. Turn cake out onto a work surface and slowly (and carefully) roll the cake into a log.
6. To make the apple filling, melt butter in a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat.
7. Add the diced apples, brown sugar, and spices. Sauté apples for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
8. Reduce heat to low, add the water, and cook until apples are soft about 6-8 minutes.
9. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water; stir until smooth.
10. Stir cornstarch mixture into apples. Continue stirring until apple liquid has thickened.
11. Transfer apple pie filling to a bowl to cool completely.
12. Once cooled, whisk apple filling with softened cream cheese until combined.
13. Unroll cake and gently spread apple cream cheese mixture onto it.
14. Roll the cake up again carefully, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
15. Allow cake to chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
16. Remove plastic wrap and dust cake with powdered sugar. Slice and serve.

Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1 grams
Amount Per Serving Calories 242Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 3gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 61mgSodium 73mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 2gSugar 34gProtein 3g

Did you make this recipe?

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Pinterest