A No Bake Cherry Swiss Rolls Cake is fun and easy to make for dessert. Layers of snack cakes and no bake cherry cheesecake make this a delicious cake recipe to share with your favorite Valentine.
Apparently, my family is boycotting sweets right now, but it turns out they are only against homemade sweets like Frosted Rainbow Chip Brownies. Anything in a cellophane wrapper gets two thumbs up!
I grew up eating Little Debbie snack cakes, so I totally get their fascination with these treats. One of my favorite treats to pack in my school lunches many years ago were Swiss Rolls.
The best way to eat those little chocolate rolls is to peel off the outer layer of chocolate and eat that first, and then unroll the cake before eating it. It turns out my husband used to eat his like that too when he was younger. No wonder we are a perfect match.
A few weeks ago I was feeling nostalgic at the grocery store, so I bought a couple boxes of my favorite treats. You should have seen our kids’s eyes when they got home and saw the boxes of snack cakes in our pantry.
Immediately, they started asking questions about why I had them, and of course, the #1 question was, “Can we eat them?”
I’m pretty sure those cellophane wrappers hold a little bit of magic in them because I haven’t seen our kids this excited for sweets in a while.
I knew I wanted to make a no bake cake with the Swiss Rolls, so I gave them permission to attack the boxes of Zebra Cakes and Oatmeal Creme Pies.
Ingredients for a no bake cake:
- Cream Cheese – Make sure to set this out ahead of time, so it is soft when you make your filling.
- Powdered Sugar – Sweetens the filling.
- Cherry Pie Filling – Cherry is always good with chocolate, but you could also use raspberry, strawberry, or triple berry if you like.
- Cool Whip – Use it to add a fluffy texture to the no bake cheesecake and to decorate the top. You can also make a double batch of this Homemade Whipped Cream instead.
- Swiss Rolls – You will need three boxes of these sweet snack cakes to make all the layers and to decorate the top.
How to make a No Bake Cherry Swiss Rolls Cake:
- Beat together the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy. Add some cherry pie filling and mix again to break apart the cherries.
- Fold some of the Cool Whip in gently and set the mixture aside.
- Cut the Swiss Rolls into little circles and line the sides and bottom of a springform pan with them.
- Spread half the no bake cherry cheesecake over the cake roll crust. Repeat the layers.
- Cover the top of the cake with another layer of Swiss Roll slices, then spread more Cool Whip on top. Chill for a few hours.
- Decorate the top of the no bake cake with swirls of Cool Whip, extra chocolate cake rolls, and cherry pie filling right before serving.
The extra pieces of snack cakes give this swiss roll cake the perfect finish! Just make sure that no one swipes a few of the rolls from the top while it is setting up in the refrigerator.
I suggest keeping a few Swiss Rolls hidden, just for emergency decorating purposes. Teenagers like to snatch chocolate rolls when no one is looking. At least in my house, they do!
How do you keep the cake from sticking to the pan?
Spray the sides of the springform pan with nonstick spray and press sheets of parchment paper to it. Attach the bottom of the pan to the lined ring.
Spread a little bit of whipped cream on the bottom of the pan to keep the cake from sticking after it chills.
Can you use a different pie filling in this no bake cake?
You sure can. Strawberry, raspberry, or triple berry would all taste great with the chocolate cake rolls.
More easy recipes using snack cakes:
- Oatmeal Creme Pie Cupcakes
- Lemon Mousse Fruit Parfaits
- Oatmeal Creme Pie Berry Trifle
- Easy No Bake Neapolitan Cheesecake Trifle
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No Bake Cherry Swiss Rolls Cake
A No Bake Cherry Swiss Rolls Cake is fun and easy to make for dessert. Layers of snack cakes and no bake cherry cheesecake make this a delicious cake recipe to share with your favorite Valentine.
Ingredients
- 3 boxes of Swiss Rolls (18 - 2 packs)
- 1 – 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 – 21 ounce can cherry pie filling, divided
- 1 – 16 ounce container Cool Whip, thawed & divided
Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the powdered sugar, and beat it again until it is smooth.
- Add 1 cup cherry pie filling to the mixture and beat it again until it is mixed together and the cherries are broken apart.
- Fold in 2 ½ cups of the Cool Whip gently. Set no bake cheesecake filling aside.
- Spray the ring of an 8-inch springform pan with non-stick spray and place parchment paper on the sides. Lock the bottom and sides of the pan together. Spread 3 Tablespoons of Cool Whip on the the bottom of the pan.
- Cut each individual Swiss Roll into 6 slices. Place some of the Swiss Rolls standing up along the bottom of the pan, so that the frosting center is along the outside rim of the pan.
- Fill in the bottom of the pan with more rolls laying flat to create a “crust”.
- Spoon half of the no bake cherry cheesecake into the prepared pan and spread it out.
- Place another ring of Swiss Rolls on the outside of the pan standing up along the rim, and then fill in the center with a layer of rolls laying down.
- Spread the remaining cherry cheesecake on top, and then place a layer of Swiss Rolls laying flat over the entire top.
- Spread 1 cup Cool Whip over the top of everything. Refrigerate a few hours or until set up.
- Swirl the remaining Cool Whip around the top of the cake using a piping bag and icing tip 1M. Fill the center with the remaining pie filling.
- Top every other swirl with the leftover Swiss Roll circles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 283Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 104mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for No Bake Cherry Swiss Rolls Cake was first published May 2, 2016. The photos and post have been updated and were republished February 8, 2021.
Pinned! Thanks these look great!
This is one seriously gorgeous cake! Super easy and perfect for summer!
Only YOU could turn swiss rolls into something so insanely epic and GORGEOUS! I love that this is no-bake too. Perfect for summer! Pinned!
Oh this has fun written all over it! My kiddos say the same thing when they see things in the pantry that I buy for the blog that I don’t usually buy! 🙂
I love Swiss Cake Rolls and I love using them in desserts, too! This one is so fun and looks delish. My boys would devour this. 🙂
What a fun idea for a cake! This looks so good!
Decadent is all I can say. My husband has an outrageous sweet tooth and could eat half of this in one sitting. Worst part he never gains a pound. Me that would be good for a 10 pound gain!
Michelle
The most ridiculously fun, summer dessert idea ever, love this!
This cake is a showstopper! I never had the swiss roll cakes, but I was all about those oatmeal creme pies and hostess cupcakes when I was younger 🙂
oh this could easily become a favorite dessert!! looks amazing!!
Little Debbies are my CHILDHOOD. Seriously. I think I lived on Swiss Fudge Rolls and peanut butter bars for years. This cake is my dream come true!
Could this BE any more fun??
Oh my goodness- swiss cake rolls were my weakness as a kid- even in College- I was known to keep a box in my dorm room at all times for those late night snack attacks! And this no bake dessert looks absolutely scrumptious! So clever!