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Pear Gingerbread Cake Roll

Crave the taste of gingerbread at Christmastime? Why stop at making cutout cookies? Enjoy this elegant swirled dessert. It dresses up a spiced molasses cake with a luscious pear filling. —Gwen Beauchamp, Lancaster, Texas

10 ServingsPrep: 50 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

3 eggs
3 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons molasses
3/4 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon each ground ginger, cinnamon and allspice
2 to 3 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
FILLING:
2 medium pears, peeled and finely chopped
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons pear brandy or brandy
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Additional confectioners' sugar and ground cinnamon, optional

Directions

Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease
and flour the pan and paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs
and egg yolks for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes
or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in butter and

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Pear Gingerbread Cake Roll (continued)

Directions (continued)

molasses. Combine the flour, baking powder and spices; fold into egg
mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until cake springs back when
lightly touched. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen
towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper.
Roll up cake in towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
For filling, in a small skillet, saute pears in butter until tender.
Remove from the heat; stir in brandy. Cool completely. In a large
bowl, beat the cream, confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and ginger
until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in pear mixture.
Unroll cake and spread filling over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges.
Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Dust
with additional confectioners' sugar and cinnamon if desired. Yield:
10 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 284 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 167 mg cholesterol, 99 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.