Jimmy's Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin roll cake filled with cream cheese. This came from a reader named Sandra. It was a little different originally as it did not contain any baking powder or baking soda, and it was still great. Later, I realized it's basically the same as the Libby's recipe, so I added the leavening agents back in for a lighter textured crumb.
Servings 12 people
Cost 5
Ingredients
Cake:
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- ⅔ cup pumpkin (175 grams)
- ¾ cup all purpose flour (100 grams)
- ½ teaspoon each baking powder and baking soda Jimmy leaves it out
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon Jimmy uses 2, I prefer 1
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened, (240 grams)
- 6 tablespoons soft butter (84 grams)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (120 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan and line with wax paper. Grease and flour the wax paper.
- Beat eggs and sugar until very light and fluffy. Mix in pumpkin. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice, then stir into batter. Pour into lined pan and bake at 375 degrees 12-14 minutes.
- immediately loosen the sides of the cake from the pan. Sprinkle powdered sugar evenly over the cake, then lay a clean dish towel over it. Put a large baking sheet over the towel, then invert the pumpkin cake onto the baking sheet with the towel. Remove wax paper cake. Roll the bread along with the towel into log shape and try not to break it as you curl it. Allow to cool at least 30 minutes.
- Filling: Mix together the softened creamed cheese, softened butter and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, then beat in vanilla.
- Unroll cake and towel. After mixing all the ingredients for the filling, spread the filling onto the bread and roll the bread in the same direction. Now cover with wax paper and chill to set for a few hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before cutting into slices. It really tastes good after sitting in the refrigerator for a day or so.
