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Homemade carrot cake roll slice with cream cheese filling on a white plate, photographed from above in natural light.

Carrot Cake Roll

A moist, spiced carrot cake rolled with rich cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Easter, brunch, or any special occasion.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 320kcal
Cost: $10–12

Equipment

  • 1 Jelly roll pan (15x10 in) Lined with parchment paper
  • 1 Electric mixer For mixing batter and frosting
  • 1 Wire whisk For blending dry ingredients
  • 1 Rubber spatula For folding batter
  • 1 Box grater or food processor To finely shred carrots
  • 1 Clean kitchen towel Dust with powdered sugar for rolling
  • 1 Wire cooling rack To cool rolled cake
  • 1 Serrated knife For neat slicing

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • ¾ cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground ginger
  • 1 cup Finely shredded carrots
  • ¼ cup Crushed pineapple with juice Adds moisture
  • ¼ cup Vegetable oil
  • 3 large Eggs Room temperature
  • ⅔ cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Frosting

  • 8 oz Cream cheese, softened For frosting
  • ¼ cup Unsalted butter, softened For frosting
  • 1 cup Confectioners’ sugar
  • ¼ cup Walnuts, finely chopped Optional
  • 2 tablespoon Powdered sugar For dusting towel

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
  • Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Beat eggs and sugar, then add oil and vanilla.
  • Mix in shredded carrots and pineapple.
  • Pour batter into pan and bake 12–15 mins.
  • Invert cake onto sugared towel and roll tightly.
  • Let the rolled cake cool completely.
  • Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla for frosting.
  • Unroll cake, spread frosting, and reroll.
  • Wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 2500IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1.1mg