Easy Angel Food Yule Log
A festive angel food yule log with cocoa cake and creamy strawberry filling—light, quick, and beautiful for the holidays.
Equipment
- - Half sheet pans
- Stand mixer or hand mixer
- Parchment paper
- - Serrated knife
Ingredients
- **Cake Batter**
- - 1 box angel food cake mix
- - 1 cup cold water
- - 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- **Filling**
- - 8 oz full-fat cream cheese softened
- - ¾ cup powdered sugar
- - 1 cup thawed chopped strawberries
- **Other**
- - Donut sugar or powdered sugar
- - Optional: chocolate icing for bark effect
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 half-sheet pans with parchment.
- Mix cake mix and cold water on low for 30s. Add cocoa, mix 30s more.
- Divide batter into pans. Bake 23–28 min (or convection 15–30 min) until springy.
- Cool completely.
- Make filling: Beat cream cheese with strawberries. Gradually add powdered sugar until smooth. Chill.
- Sprinkle donut sugar over cakes. Invert onto fresh parchment and peel off backing.
- Spread filling. Roll into logs using parchment.
- Wrap and chill. Optionally frost with chocolate icing.
- Slice with a wet serrated knife for clean edges.
Notes
- Don’t overbeat cake batter
- Roll while warm to prevent cracks
- Use full-fat cream cheese, not whipped or spreadable
- Roll while warm to prevent cracks
- Use full-fat cream cheese, not whipped or spreadable