roll cake

Cream-filled log dessert

A roll cake is a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with filling—typically cream, jam, or buttercream—then rolled into a spiral cylinder.

The cross-section reveals a distinctive swirl pattern.

Common varieties include the Swiss roll and the Japanese Christmas cake decorated to resemble a yule log: She sliced the roll cake to show off the strawberry cream filling.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G