Turn Your Head

OK - here is the warning right up front. Those of you who turn your noses up at convienence foods, boxed mixes, full of preservatives and sugar packaged snack foods, etc. I am giving you the warning to skip this post all together. What you are about to see will most likely make you want to call Child Protective Services on me. If the Kool-Aid slushes got your goat, this dessert is going to make you wonder what the heck this world is coming to. So, to avoid any unnecessary stress on yourself...just turn your head, plug your ears and yell "La, la, la, la, la" and you can pretend like you never even read this far.
Now, for the rest of you, I am sure that once you saw the picture of this dessert and saw how cute it was, you got right away why I would want to try it out. I just could not resist the sliced up Little Debbie swiss cake rolls and the cuteness factor this dessert has all together. No, it isn't a complicated, gourmet recipe, but it is a lot of fun. Besides the fun-ness factor, this little recipe is really quite delicious. If Child Protective Services does happen to be called on me for feeding my children such preservative and sugar laden foods, I'm sure I can influence them to let me keep my children by bringing out this tasty dessert.
From the most recent issue of Simple and Delicious magazine.
Chocolate Swirl Dessert
- 1 package (13 ounces) Swiss cake rolls
- 2-3/4 cups cold milk
- 2 packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
- 2 cups whipped topping
In a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Pour over cake. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with any reserved chocolate coating. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Yield: 12 servings.




Reader Comments (36)
Hugs!
Kat
I think I gain a few pounds just by looking at your pics. Not fair.
I just want to add one more thought to this fun dessert recipe. As an employee of the company that manufactures these yummy Swiss Cake Rolls, as well as a litany of indulgent snack cakes, I would recommend freezing the Swiss Cake Rolls before embarking on construction of the dessert.
First, they are so much easier to cut and, second, they keep that round shape better. I would also recommend using any extra cake to press into gaps on the bottom layer, creating a firmer base which eases transition from the springform to a serving piece.
I made this for my family yesterday, and all agreed it was a big hit! Thanks for posting!!
Mike
I am so glad to know how easy this is! Thanks.
Also, I'm tagging you for the name meme. Everything you need for it is explained here http://cookiesetc.blogspot.com/2007/09/name-meme.html.