banana pudding roll
This recipe is very easy and makes a great dessert for company or family. It works out great frozen. Also, it's delicious served with chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce and whipped cream on top of each serving. Other fruit, such as any pie filling of just prepared pudding mixed with Cool Whip, can be used for the filling also. I have used coconut cream pudding and extra coconut and chopped nuts too - very good! Note: If you want to skip making the cake portion from scratch, try using my Duncan Hines angel food cake mix idea.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
This was a fun spin (roll?!) on banana pudding. The sponge is light and airy and the pudding is creamy. Placing the bananas along the edge and rolling the cake up makes for a picture-perfect slice. Next time we may add some whipped topping and crushed vanilla wafers to the top. Yum!
Ingredients
- ROLL:
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- FILLING:
- 3 ounces pkg. instant banana pudding
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 or 3 - bananas, peeled and left whole**
- Garnish - strawberry, chocolate or caramel topping
How To Make banana pudding roll
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Step 1For the filling, combine pudding and milk. Beat well until it starts to thicken. Place in refrigerator until ready to use. -
Step 2Preheat oven to 375. Line the bottom a jelly roll pan (15x10x2-inches) with parchment paper. FOR THE CAKE: Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar and the vanilla.
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Step 3Beat egg whites until almost stiff; gradually add remaining sugar and beat until very stiff.
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Step 4Fold yolk mixture into whites. Then add sifted dry ingredients, folding in carefully by hand with a large spatula.
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Step 5Pour into jelly roll pan and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes.
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Step 6When done, remove from the oven and loosen sides. Turn out onto a towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Remove parchment paper from the bottom of the cake carefully. Trim off crusty edges to make easy rolling.
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Step 7Roll quickly with a fresh sheet of parchment paper on the inside of the roll. Wrap in the sugared towel; cool.
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Step 8Unroll, remove paper; spread with pudding.
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Step 9TO ASSEMBLE: Place 2 or 3 straight bananas near the edge (2 inches) of the long side of the roll. Be sure to use bananas that have absolutely no black or brown specks on them and that are not too ripe, but still slightly hard.
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Step 10Roll up again.
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Step 11Place seam side down on a serving platter. Chill slightly (20 minutes). Serve with any extra pudding and a scoop of ice cream with ice cream topping over all if desired. VARIATION: Try a strawberry roll too: I used fresh strawberries a little French vanilla instant pudding (dry) and Cool Whip to make a fluff spread on the inside. Delish!!
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