Ingredients:
For Cake:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (some more for dusting)
2 cups cherry coke
3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1 tbs red food coloring
2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Powder sugar for dusting
For Filling:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups of cold heavy cream
2 tsp almond extract
1/3 cup powder sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat the over to 350. Line the bottom of the 11×17 inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray bottom and sides with baking spray and dust the bottom with flour.
2. Pour the cherry coke in a small skillet and bring it to simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until its cooked down to 1/2 cup. (15-17 minutes) Cool to room temperature.
3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and almond extract, coke syrup and food coloring).
4. Add the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder) and mix very well.
5. Spread the batter onto the baking sheet. Bake for about 12-15 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes.
6. Dust the cake with powder sugar. Cover with a towel (not terry cloth). Invert the cake onto the towel. Peel off the parchment paper. Roll up the cake around the towel. Cool completely.
7. Meanwhile: whip 1 cup of heavy cream until soft peaks appear. Set aside. Beat the cream cheese, almond extract, sugar and 1/2 cup of heavy cream until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream carefully. Keep in the fridge until ready to spread onto the cake.
8. Unroll the cooled cake very carefully. Spread the cream filling evenly over the cake. Roll back gently, dust with sugar.
Enjoy!!
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Boy, that looks sooooo good!
whooo yes please…Thank you for sharing at Creative Mondays
Holy Moly….you just combined two of my favorite things: red velvet & anything in a roll cake! YUM. Would be delighted for you to link this up at Mop It Up Mondays: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/02/mop-it-up-mondays-party-2.html
{HUGS},
kristi
Saw your link on the Creative Monday linky
What a fantastic colour – it looks delicious!
Holy schomokes that looks good! I’m thinking it will make a good dessert for chicken noodle soup. Or maybe I will just have cake roll for supper!
Gotta pin this one! YUMMY! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
This cake looks and sounds fabulous. Is there a simple way to print this recipe? I didn’t see a print button and would prefer not having all the tutorial photos? If you could email me and let me know I’d sure appreciate it. Thanks –
mrsbaker11@frontier.com
I saw this cake linked up somewhere and had to check it out. I’ll definitely be making this… long red velvet and the idea of cherry in there too! Off to check out your other v-day recipes
yum, nothing beats a roll cake, they are so good!
I am thinking I need this in my life!!
-Heather
http://www.made-famous-by.com
Posted a link to this on my blog.
http://17andbaking.com/2011/08/11/red-velvet-cheesecake/
Thanks for sharing!
Oops I copied the wrong link. Let me try this again!
http://4you-withlove.blogspot.com/2012/02/red-velvet.html
Oh I love any kind of “-roll” cake! But I’ve never been brave enough to try it myself – I can’t help but be afraid that it would all fall apart on me. I’ll live vicariously through you, okay?
this version looks so great! thanks! http://www.ordinaryinspirations.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-favorite-valentines-day-ideas.html
Good Morning Lyuba,
What a special dessert and just in time for a special someone on Valentine Day. Hope you have a wonderful week and a special Valentine Day. Thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Oh that looks sooo good! I have never made a cake roll, think I’ll have to make one now. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
-Lynn
AMAZING! This turned out FABULOUS! Thanks for sharing at my party!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!! XO, Aimee
Mmmmm, this looks so good. We loved having you link up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday!” We hope to see you back next Saturday with more fun ideas! -The Sisters
Beautiful recipes and awesome step-by-step pics
The filling looks sooooooo good! I have never made a cake roll, but always love to eat them 
I need to try this recipe out 