Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 285
  • Fat:
  • 15 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 71 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 208 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 36 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g

Pumpkin-Pecan Cake Roll

I made this cake roll one Thanksgiving as a tasty change of pace from traditional pumpkin pie. The moist spice cake and creamy filling have made this dessert a family favorite for many functions. —Iva Combs, Medford, Oregon

SERVINGS

12

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

25 min.

COOK

15 min.

TOTAL

40 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Confectioners' sugar
  • FILLING:
  • 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes. Add the sugar, flour, pumpkin, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Add lemon juice. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan; sprinkle with pecans.
    Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 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.
    In a large mixing bowl, combine the filing ingredients; beat until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again; place seam side down on a serving platter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 12, 2008

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