Saturday, October 30, 2010

libby's pumpkin roll

i was trying to find a dessert for thanksgiving last year.. and my friend nicole recommended a pumpkin roll... so i thought id try it.. and it was DELICIOUS! :) ive been wanting to make it again and i had some time on saturday... it was just as good as i remembered!

libby's pumpkin roll

cake--
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
1 c sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin

filling--
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sifted powder sugar
5 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla extract

for cake--
preheat oven to 375
grease 15x10 jelly roll pan
line w/ wax paper. grease and flour paper
sprinkle a thin cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar

combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl.
beat eggs, sugar, in a large bowl. beat in pumpkin.
stir in flour mixture.
spread evenly on prepared pan.

bake for 13-15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.
immediately losen and turn cake onto prepared towel.
carefully peel back paper.
roll up cake and towel together starting with the narrow end.
cool on wire rack

for filling--
beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.
carefully unroll cake, remove towel.
spread cream cheese mixture over cake.
reroll cake.
wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.

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