Cherry angel roll - gwhp32a

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pack Angel food cake mix
20 ounces Cherries
¾ cup Sugar
3 tablespoons Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Butter
¼ teaspoon Red food coloring
6 drops Almond extract
Salt
Confectioners sugar
Whipped cream

Directions

Notes: Cherries should be tart red cherries.

Substitute margerine if desired. * ½ of the batter from the cake mix will not be used. You can choose to make one plain cake with it, Make twice as much filling and prepare 2 rolls, or use a different filling for 2 different flavored cake rolls. Prepare angel cake mix according to package directions. Turn half the batter into greased and floured 15½ X 10 ½ X i inch pan, spreading evenly. Bake in a moderate oven (375) for 12 minutes. Loosen sides, turn out on towel and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

While still hot, roll the cake and towel together, starting at the narrow end. Allow to cool on a rack. Meanwhile, drain cherries, reserving ¾ cup of the juice; set aside a few whole cherries for garnish. In a small bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and a dash of salt. In a saucepan heat the reserved cherry juice to boiling; gradually stir into sugar mixture. Return to saucepan. Cook and stir till thickened and clear.

Stir in butter or margerine, red food coloring and almond extract; add cherries. Cool. Unroll the cake and spread with the filling.

Roll up the cake, placing seam side down on a serving tray. Trim with sweetened whipping cream and the reserved cherries. * remaining batter may be baked in a grreased 9 X5X3 " loaf pan in a moderate oven (375) for 30 min., or you can double your purchase of the other ingredients and make two of the rolls if you have a crowd to cook for.

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