Description
Strawberry Chocolate Crispy Towel Rolls are a delightful dessert featuring a light strawberry sponge cake filled with whipped cream and coated in white chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs (room temp)
- ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup (95 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons strawberry powder (or freeze-dried strawberries, ground)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream (chilled)
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (250 g) white chocolate or candy melts
- Few drops pink food coloring (if not using strawberry melts)
- 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut or crispy sugar sprinkles (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking tray (10×15-inch) with parchment paper.
- Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Gently fold in flour, strawberry powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Add milk, vanilla, and melted butter, folding until smooth.
- Spread evenly in the pan, bake 12–15 minutes until springy.
- While still warm, roll the cake (with parchment) from the short end into a towel shape.
- Let cool completely, then unroll carefully.
- Beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Spread evenly over the cooled cake.
- Roll the cake tightly into a log.
- Cut into smaller towel-like rolls (about 2–3 inches each).
- Melt white chocolate or candy melts and tint pink if needed.
- Dip or coat each roll in chocolate.
- Sprinkle with coconut or crispy sugar before the coating sets.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes for coating to set.
- Serve chilled for best texture.
Notes
- Ensure the eggs are at room temperature for better volume.
- Use high-quality white chocolate for a smoother coating.
- Experiment with different toppings for variety.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg