Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe

Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe
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84% would make again

Pumpkin keeps this cake moist and replaces the oil found in a typical layer cake; so you're getting vitamins, not fat. Serve this one up and your guests will rave…and no one has to know just how easy it was! Heidi Reinhard - Montpelier, Indiana

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  • 12 Servings
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min. + chilling

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Coat the paper with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in pumpkin and extract. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt; fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  • For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and remaining confectioners' sugar until fluffy.
  • Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 182 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 212 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Pumpkin Cake Roll published in Healthy Cooking October/November 2008, p66

This moist and creamy pumpkin roll recipe has a tantalizing aroma that is sure to make mouths water.


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Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe

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Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2009 by ambbrynic

I thought it was only tolerable. To me it wasn't very good at all. It tasted too much of the almond & ginger.

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by rdnkbrat03

Thank you so much Smile

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by soberlady

Use the one that does not have the spices in it. That kind is meant to use in pies.

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by rdnkbrat03

There are 2 different kinds canned pumpkin.. ones without the spices and one with that is all ready for pies. Which do I use?

Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2008 by kay52178

This was really good. I used fat free cream cheese for the filling. Next time, I think I would add a few nuts. I sprinkled it with cinammon sugar and powdered sugar when serving it. Yum!

Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2008 by tmartin2880

I have made a similar pumpkin roll for years. I sprinkle pecans on the batter before baking. This give the finished roll an attractive look and great extra texture.

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2008 by BJaeckel

My family loved it! It was so easy to prepare, my 7 yr old helped with it and she had so much fun. My 11 yr old has made this his new favorite pumpkin dessert. BJ

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2008 by cookieme

Imake these every year. For my diabetic husband, I replace the 3 eggs with 6 eggg whites, the sugar with Splenda, and the low-fat cream cheese with fat-free cream cheese. And also, the oleo with low-fat oleo or Fleischmann's Salt-Free Margarine. It always turns out delicious.

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2008 by angela.hanks

loved it! Was much easier to make than I thought. Great for company. AH

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2008 by sheehanlj

tastes just like the one my mom made when i was younger....

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