Skillet Cherry Sweet Roll with Cream Cheese Icing
Giant spiral sweet roll baked in a cast iron skillet with cherry filling and topped with cream cheese icing. Buttermilk biscuits are flattened, coated in cinnamon sugar and cherry fruit filling, then arranged in a spiral pattern and baked until golden. A smooth vanilla-cream cheese glaze finishes this impressive dessert.
Ingredients
- 3 buttermilk biscuits packagescrescent roll dough1:1texture differsdairy-free
produces flakier roll
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cans Lucky Leaf cherry fruit filling or toppingapple or blueberry fruit filling1:1varies
different flavor profile
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- milk(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9 inch skillet.
- 2
Roll out all biscuits individually until flattened.
- 3
Dip each flattened biscuit in melted butter, shaking off excess, then toss in brown sugar.
- 4
Place a small spoonful of cherry fruit filling in the middle of each sugared biscuit and roll up.
- 5
Arrange rolled biscuits in the greased skillet starting from the center and working outward in a spiral pattern.
- 6
Bake until the roll starts to turn golden.
- 7
While baking, mix together softened butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth.
- 8
Cool the sweet roll for 5 minutes, then drizzle icing over the top.
- 9
If icing is too thick, add milk a teaspoonful at a time until pourable.
Tips
Arrange biscuits tightly in spiral pattern so they bake together into one cohesive roll.
Don't overfill biscuits with cherry filling or it will leak during baking.
Good to Know
Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days. Reheat in oven at 325F for 10 minutes.
Assemble unbaked roll in skillet up to 4 hours ahead. Bake just before serving.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Common Mistakes
Do not overfill the biscuits with cherry filling to avoid leaking during baking.
Do not skip the 5 minute cooling period to avoid icing melting off immediately.
Do not arrange biscuits too loosely to avoid them separating while baking.
Substitutions
Dairy-Free Swaps
produces flakier roll
General Alternatives
different flavor profile