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Rainbow Sherbet Roll

By Bree Hester
Created January 10, 2017
Summer fun all rolled up! Impress your friends and family with a colorful and delicious Rainbow Sherbet Roll.
Rainbow Sherbet Roll

If you are in the market for an impressive make-ahead summer dessert, this Rainbow Sherbet Roll is one delicious dessert. Make a day ahead of time, then slice and serve as needed. 

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan with waxed or parchment paper. Beat cake mix and cold water in extra-large glass or metal bowl on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute. Spread half of the batter in pan. (You can make cupcakes or a loaf cake with the remaining batter.)

ingredients for roll

Bake jelly roll pan 20 to 25 minutes or until the top springs back when touched in the center.

baked angel food cake in sheet pan

Cool jelly roll pan 10 minutes.

baked angel food cake in sheet pan

Lay a clean kitchen towel on the counter and dust well with powdered sugar. Carefully flip cake onto towel and remove paper.

angel food cake pan on towel with powdered sugar

Dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar. Begin to roll cake in the towel.

wrapping cake in towel

Roll the cake up completely. Let cool on a wire rack for one hour.

cake wrapped in towel

Let sherbet soften for 10 minutes. Scoop ice cream onto cake in rows.

scoops of sherbet on cake

Add a row of orange, raspberry and lime sherbet.

scoops of sherbet on cake

Spread sherbet to cover all of the cake.

spreading sherbet on cake

Roll cake back up. Wrap in foil and freeze for 6 hours or overnight.

cake rolled up with sherbet in middle

Slice, serve and rake in the compliments!

Rainbow Sherbet Roll

Ingredients

    • 1box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Angel Food Cake Mix
    • 1 1/3cups cold water
    • Powdered sugar
    • 1 1/2cups raspberry sherbet, softened
    • 1 1/2cups orange sherbet, softened
    • 1 1/2cups lime sherbet, softened

Directions

  • 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan with waxed paper.
  • 2Beat cake mix and cold water in extra-large glass or metal bowl on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute. Spread half of the batter in pan. Spread remaining batter in ungreased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
  • 3Bake jelly roll pan 20 to 25 minutes, loaf pan 35 to 45 minutes, or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Reserve loaf pan for another use. Cool jelly roll pan 10 minutes. Loosen cake from edges of pan; turn upside down onto towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Carefully remove waxed paper. Trim off stiff edges of cake if necessary. Carefully roll hot cake and towel from narrow end. Cool completely on wire rack, about 1 hour.
  • 4Unroll cake; remove towel. Beginning at a narrow end, spread raspberry sherbet on one-third of cake, orange sherbet on next third of cake and lime sherbet on remaining cake. Roll up carefully. Place roll, seam side down, on 18x12-inch piece of aluminum foil. Wrap in foil; freeze at least 6 hours until firm. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Cut roll into 3/4-inch slices. Store wrapped in freezer.

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