Honey Cake Roll with Condensed Milk Frosting

The BEST fluffy and moist Honey Cake Roll that is easier than any cake, filled with scrumptious sweetened condensed milk frosting and topped with hazelnuts for a hint of nutty flavor. This dessert is a family staple and such a crowd-pleaser!

Other honey dessert recipes you might like: Honey Cake, Honey Babka, and Honey Cupcakes.

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This cake roll recipe is an oldie! It had been in our family for over a decade. It’s fluffy, moist and literally melts in your mouth. The cake roll has the most common ingredients and the condensed milk frosting is so simple to make. Whenever I feel like eating cake, I quickly whip up this version, frost and enjoy couple hours later.

My family are huge honey fans. We love honey desserts and would choose them anytime over other flavors. For a little fun twist, thinly slice fresh kiwi and/or strawberries and single-layer over the frosting.

Cake rolls are the easier and faster version of cake. A regular cake usually takes hours to bake, frost and decorate, while cake roll can take as little as 1 hour. Both would have the same taste, just a different shape. They can be made a day in advance and taste as good the next day. In fact, this dessert is delicious up to 3 days.

Choose the Best Honey for Cake Roll

Not every honey brand brings the best results in sponge cake desserts. As much as I try my best using organic foods, it’s not always the case for honey. Many times I end up using non-organic honey for baking. There are several different forms of honey: liquid, crystallized or creamed. For best results, I use the organic honey from Costco in little teddy bears. Their honey is more on a thick side. Watery honey will prevent cake from being fluffy and light. You can read more about my observations of honey under Honey Cake recipe.

Sweetened Condensed Milk or Sour Cream Frosting?

This dessert turns out delicious with either sweetened condensed milk or sour cream frosting. The sour cream frosting like in the Honey Cake works just as good for this cake roll. In fact, I frost it with sour cream frosting half of the time. It’s also less sweet than the sweetened condensed milk frosting. (You can find the sour cream frosting option below as well).

How to Make Honey Cake Roll:

• Preheat the oven and line large baking sheet with parchment paper
• Microwave to heat honey and add baking soda – set to cool
• Beat eggs and sugar
• Add sifted all-purpose flour to the egg mixture
• Transfer batter onto baking sheet and bake
• Roll cake and let it cool completely before frosting

How to Make Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting:

• Beat softened cream cheese
• Add condensed milk and vanilla extract
• Beat in frozen cool whip
• Refrigerate frosting until ready to use

Enjoy!!!

More Cake Recipes to Explore:

• Banana Cake Roll – easy dessert in under an hour
• Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake – moist, filled with Ukrainian buttercream and cherries
• Strawberry Kiwi Cake – fluffy and moist, with layers of fresh kiwi and strawberries