Halloween Ghost Swiss Roll
Yes, I know I am typing out a Halloween Swiss Roll recipe in July – I’m not insane. Well that’s not actually true. I am 100% one of those people who gets AMPED for the Holidays. My grocery store just put out a section for Halloween candy so I took that as my green light to get you all excited too.

How To Make The Design For A Halloween Swiss Roll
This is probably one of the most commonly asked questions. If you head to any of my social media channels, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok etc. I have made so many tutorials that will help guide you through my designed Swiss Roll and Designed Sheet Cakes.
To create the design you want on the parchment paper, use an edible marker to either trace or draw whatever design you’re going for – for this Halloween Swiss Roll I went with cute little ghosts but you can go with whatever theme or design you’d like. If you don’t have an edible marker, make the design on one side of the parchment paper then flip the parchment paper over so the design is facing down, and won’t touch batter directly.

How Do I Pipe The Design?
The design is piped onto the parchment paper using the sponge cake batter we’ve made. After you’ve made the batter, mix however many colors you need to achieve the design that you wish to make. Place the colored batter into piping bags. you do not need a lot of colored batter to make the designs. A little will go a long way to complete all of your beautiful designs.
Because this is a Swiss Roll, and the cake is going to be rolled up, we won’t see part of the cake since it will be on the inside all swirled with whipped cream 🙂 With that being said, you only need to pipe designs on the left side of your cookie sheet.

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I really want to try this recipe for my grandchildren but must make it gluten free. Any
suggestions?
Hi there! I have never made this recipe gluten free so I cannot guarantee the same end results but I do recommend using gluten free all-purpose flour if you do want to try making it GF. I hope this helps 🙂
I’m needing a recipe for a filling more like the one in Little Debbie’s Oatmeal cream pie. Do you have anything? Thanks! I CANNOT WAIT TO ATTEMPT THIS!
Hi there! I do have an Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe that includes a filling that you can find here; https://thesqueakymixer.com/copycat-oatmeal-cream-pie-cookies/
However for these Swiss Rolls I do recommend a whipped cream as whipped cream is much lighter and fluffier which will help the overall structure of he cake hold together!!
What brand of coloring do you use? I’m curious how you get your black so black.
Hi there! I use Americolor Food Gel! You can find it on Amazon, here. It is the best brand of food dye I’ve ever used. A little goes a long way!
With any of these cakes….I’m wondering why my cake looked like it raised nicely and then when I took it out to cool it got very thin. Did I need to bake it a bit longer? Also, do I need to spray the parchment after I draw the picture? You are amazing and I am determined to get this every time! I had like 4 of them come out perfect but the ones in between….well let’s just say I cried a little bit 😭.
Hi there! First of all thank you so much for this comment! ❤️ I am determined to help you – I have a few ideas. Since these cakes are on a thinner side (compared to typical cakes) they really don’t need to bake more than 8-10 minutes. Once they are removed from the pan it is natural for the cake to shrink a tiny bit as it comes to room temperature.
You do not need to spray the parchment after piping your design. If your cake is super thin, I suggest piping more of the uncolored batter behind your design to make the cake thicker and add more support to the design by having more cake batter behind it to create a thicker, stronger cake. This cake is no easy feat and your determination will only lead to more successful cakes in the future 🙂
I hope this helped and provided some more clarity – please feel free to always come back with more questions so I can help you as much as possible. Thank you!!