Pumpkin roll - I tried this for our upcoming Canadian Thanksgiving -

emtd

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and thought it was quite good. My cake did crack though - hopefully I will have better luck the next time. I think I will try rolling it up in parchment instead of a towel.

I got this recipe from www.verybestbaking.com that someone else on this site recommended.

Estimated Times:

Preparation - 45 min | Cooking - 13 min | Cooling Time - 1 hrs refrigerating | Yields - 10

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 3 large eggs

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin

• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature

• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

Directions:

FOR CAKE:

PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:

Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

 
I've made this several times, and tweaked it a bit.

I didn't sprinkle the nuts on the cake batter.
I mixed about 1/3 cup chopped golden raisins and
1 Tablespoon lemon zest into the filling mixture.
After I spread the filling mixture on the cake, I sprinkled it with 1/2 cup plus of toasted
pecans. Then I re-rolled the cake.

I've always used a towel (a thin flour-sack dish towel) and have never had the cake crack.

This is a family favorite of ours, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, too.

 
Re: those are good suggestions. I wouldn't have thought

of lemon with pumpkin - but I'll try it. Maybe my towel was too thick. Thanks for the input.

 
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