Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll


Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll

Ingredients:

     Cake:
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup flour
     Filling:
  • 1 - 8 oz. package cream cheese (softened)
  • 4 TBS butter (softened)
  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
     Also Needed:
  • Waxed Paper
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Clean linen towel (not terry cloth)
  • Additional Sifted Powdered Sugar
  • 10 x 15 Jelly Roll Pan
Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  2. Grease 10 x 15 Jelly Roll Pan. Line with waxed paper (allow to overhang slightly). Grease and lightly flour the waxed paper. 

    3. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Beat in remaining cake ingredients.


    4. Pour batter onto the waxed paper lined jelly roll pan and bake at 350 degrees for approx. 15 minutes.   
        (Caution: Cake cooks fast so watch carefully to avoid burning the edges.)

    5. While cake is baking, lay linen towel down on clean work surface. Sprinkle powdered sugar heavily over the kitchen towel using a sifter or sieve.

    6. Turn hot cake onto the prepared towel and carefully remove waxed paper. If desired, trim off burnt or crusty edges.

    7. Sift more powdered sugar over the hot cake and quickly roll up with towel inside.

    8. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes.
    9. Meanwhile, prepare filling by beating together all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
   10. When cake has cooled completely, unroll cake and spread with the filling mixture.

   11. Roll up cake with the filling on the inside.

   12. Wrap in waxed paper and then foil Refrigerate or freeze.
   13. To serve, slice cake about 1/3 inch thick and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Note: Cake cuts best when still slightly frozen.

6 comments:

  1. Yummy!!! I need to give this one a try! :-D

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  2. Joanna & Michelle,

    This is sooooo easy and oh so good - you really do need to give it a try. It freezes beautifully and tastes just as good after thawing as it does when eaten fresh (might even be better after being frozen)!

    Enjoy!!!!!

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  3. This sounds so easy. Thanks for sharing.
    Blessings, Barb

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  4. Thanks for sharing! I will need to make this!
    Barb

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  5. Oh my goodness....so delish looking. Must make this for hubby and I :)

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