This Strawberry Swiss Roll Cake is an easy brunch treat that starts with packaged cinnamon rolls. Bake and fill with sweetened Greek yogurt and sliced strawberries, roll up, then drizzle with icing and chocolate. Perfect for kids to make for mom on Mother's Day or just for a quick dessert for those unexpected guests.
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Yummy Breakfasts for Moms and Kids of All Ages
This strawberry roll is the perfect treat for Mom. The kids will have no trouble helping Dad make it and eating it too! It's the best of both worlds - breakfast and dessert rolled into one. It's a delicious cinnamon roll, complete with icing, fresh delicious strawberries, and creamy filling.
The kids could also opt for this Almond Danish Puff, Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes, or Overnight Blueberry Croissant Breakfast Bake but this Strawberry Cinnamon Roll has to be one of the easiest and showiest breakfast treats.
Why You'll Love This Strawberry Cinnamon Swiss Cake Roll
Quick & Easy: The great thing about this Swiss roll cake is how easy it is to make and how beautiful it looks when it's done.
Perfect Brunch Treat: It's the perfect sweet roll for brunches or that special breakfast-in-bed treat. It's rich and creamy and filled with the flavor of warm cinnamon rolls, creamy yogurt, and fresh sweet strawberries. How can anyone resist?
Showstopper: It looks beautiful when sliced and the flavor of sweet creamy yogurt, strawberries, and cinnamon pair so well together. By the way, this cinnamon roll works great as an everyday dessert and is delicious enough to serve company.
Perfect Recipe for Kids: It's a Swiss Roll that kids can make! No mixing and baking a sponge cake, just start with a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, bake, roll, and fill. Easy peasy!
Ingredients
Here's what you'll need to make this strawberry cinnamon roll recipe. The exact measurements are in the printable recipe card below.
- Packaged cinnamon rolls - Pillsbury recommended
- Fresh Strawberries
- Yogurt
- Vanilla Extract
- Powdered Sugar
- Chocolate for glaze (optional)
How to Make Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cake
Here are the simple steps and photos for making a strawberry Swiss cake roll with cinnamon rolls.
- Gather the simple ingredients you'll need - a can of refrigerated cinnamon rolls, strawberries, yogurt, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.
- Spray a quarter sheet pan with nonstick spray then line it with parchment paper. Lay each cinnamon roll in the pan, 2 across by 4 down. The edges should be close to each other.
- Press the rolls down and spread them out trying to close all the gaps between them.
- Bake for 11 minutes.
- While the rolls are baking, make the filling by placing yogurt in a bowl and stirring in extract and powdered sugar.
- While the rolls are still warm, best if done immediately after baking, spread the sweetened yogurt over the top of them. Make sure to leave an edge of about ¼-1/2-inch.
- Place sliced strawberries on top of the yogurt.
- Carefully roll the cinnamon rolls starting with the short end. It will be a little warm but you can guide it with the parchment paper and a pot holder.
- Place seam side down on a serving plate.
- Sprinkle strawberry cinnamon roll with powdered sugar, the icing from the canned cinnamon rolls and then, if you like, drizzle with warm melted chocolate.
Just look at that creamy, sweet filling oozing out of the roll. Not to mention the chocolate drizzle! I'm hungry just looking at it. 🙂
Recipe Variations
Try adding your favorite fruit instead of strawberries. Blueberries, kiwi, raspberries, and sliced blackberries work well.
Make it with Nutella and bananas instead of yogurt and strawberries for a delicious kids' favorite.
Substitute the chocolate drizzle with caramel sauce.
Substitute yogurt with cream cheese frosting or whipped cream.
How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered or wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best pan to use to cook the cinnamon roll?
I like to use a quarter sheet pan. It's the exact size needed for this recipe. If you don't have a quarter sheet pan, a regular half-sized sheet pan will work (essentially a cookie sheet with sides) but you will only use half the sheet.
How do you heat cinnamon roll icing?
Take the top off the cinnamon icing container and place it in the microwave. Heat for 10 seconds on high. The icing is now ready to easily drizzle on the strawberry roll.
Does the sweet roll need to be refrigerated?
Basic cinnamon rolls can stay at room temperature for 2 days when wrapped in plastic wrap or up to one week in the refrigerator. When stuffed with yogurt and strawberries, the roll must be covered and stored in the refrigerator. It will keep for about 5 days.
More Breakfast Treats
Spinach Artichoke Quiche is an easy 3-ingredient breakfast that goes together in a snap!
Nutella Monkey Bread - is not only fun to make but fun to eat too!
Chocolate Belgian Waffles are like having dessert for breakfast!
Cloud Eggs - light, delicate, and the perfect breakfast-in-bed treat.
Find even more quick and easy breakfast recipes here on 2CM!
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Easy Strawberry Cinnamon Roll
Ingredients
- 1 can Pillsbury Flaky Cinnamon Rolls
Yogurt Filling
- 5.3-7 oz plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ pint strawberries sliced
- Garnish: Confectioner’s Sugar dark chocolate for drizzle, strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a ¼ sheet pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper. Spray parchment paper with nonstick spray as well. (note that you can use a larger pan just keep the rolls close together and do not spread all the way across the larger cookie sheet.)
- Place each cinnamon roll, 2 across and 4 down, in pan with edges almost touching.
- Press down and spread them out trying to close all gaps between them.
- Bake for 11 minutes.
- While rolls are baking, make yogurt filling.
- Place yogurt in bowl and mix with powdered sugar and vanilla.
- When rolls are done, move pan to wire rack. Immediately spoon yogurt onto rolls and smooth to within ½-inch of edges.
- Place sliced strawberries on top then carefully roll starting with short end.
- It will be a little warm but you can guide it with the parchment paper and use a pot holder.
- Place seam-side down on a long serving plate.
- Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.
- Take icing from cinnamon roll can and remove top. Place in microwave for 10 seconds to melt it enough that it can be drizzled.
- Melt about 3 ounces dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30-second increments, stirring in-between until melted.
- Using a spoon, drizzle cinnamon roll icing on first, followed by drizzles of chocolate.
- Serve warm.
Notes
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This post has been updated with more helpful information. It was first published on May 8, 2019.
