Pumpkin Pecan Roll

makes 1 roll

recipe adapted from VeryBestBaking.com

prep time: 45 min / cook time: 13-15 min

CAKE INGREDIENTS

3/4 c all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp salt

3 large eggs, room temperature

1 c sugar

2/3 c pumpkin purée

1 c chopped walnuts (optional)

* I used 1/4 c chopped pecans

FILLING INGREDIENTS

8 oz. cream cheese, softened (1 package)

1 c powdered sugar, sifted

6 tbsp butter or margarine, softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

CAKE INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 375˚ F.

• Grease 15x10" jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper.

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a small bowl.

• Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick.

• Beat in pumpkin purée.

• Stir in flour mixture.

• Spread evenly into prepared pan.

• Sprinkled with nuts.

• Bake for 13-15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.

* If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.

• While waiting for the cake to finish baking, prepare tea towel. Sprinkle 1/4 c powdered sugar onto the flattened towel.

• Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel.

• Carefully peel off wax paper.

• Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end.

* Do not roll up the cake too tight or the filling will ooze out.

• Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.

FILLING INSTRUCTIONS

• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract until smooth.

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

• Carefully unroll cake.

• Spread filling over cake.

• Re-roll cake.

• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

• Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

** ADDIECAKES' NOTES **

• If you do not have a tea towel, paper towels work just as well . . . better actually because you don't need to wash a sticky towel in the washer!

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

• Instead of folding in the dry ingredients, I used one bowl for everything. Mixed dry ingredients, added eggs and sugar, then beat in pumpkin purée.

• Be sure to not spread the filling all the way to the end of the cake. Leave some room for the filling to spread or else it will ooze out.

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