Super Easy Chocolate Peppermint Cake Roll

preheat oven to 375 degrees

Beat the egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.

Sift powdered sugar, flour, salt and cocoa together.

Beat the dry ingredients into the egg yolks until well blended

Add vanilla

Fold in the egg whites.

Spray a 10x15 cookie sheet (including the edge of the pan) with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper.

Pour cake mixture in the baking pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the center springs back when pushed with a finger.

Lightly dust a clean dish towel with powdered sugar. Loosen cake around edges with a knife and invert onto towel while still warm. Peel off parchment paper.

Roll up the cake gently, rolling the towel in the cake as well.

Wrap tightly in the towel to hold the shape.

Once the cake has cooled, spread cream cheese frosting on the cake, sprinkle with the crushed candy and roll like a jelly roll.

Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Combine butter and cream cheese into a mixing bowl and beat with a stand or hand mixer, until well-combined, creamy, and lump free.

Add vanilla extract and salt and stir well.

With a mixer on the low setting, gradually add powdered sugar until completely combined.