Fall Recipe: Pumpkin Cake Roll

This sweet spiced confection offers a festive twist on a seasonal favorite and can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until ready to serve. Rolling the cake is easy with these step-by-step instructions. The end-result will look and taste so professional, your guests will want to know where you bought it!

Ingredients

• Vegetable cooking spray

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2/3 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin

• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
• 2 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Garnishes: powdered sugar, chocolate-coated pecan halves

Preparation

1. Coat bottom and sides of a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with cooking spray and line with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set aside.
2. Beat eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored; gradually add granulated sugar, beating until well combined. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients. Gradually add to egg mixture, beating well. Combine pumpkin, pecans, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice, and gradually add to mixture, beating well. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
3. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
4. Sift 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a 15- x 10-inch rectangle on a clean, dry dish towel. Run a knife around edges of pan to loosen cake, and turn cake out onto prepared towel. Peel wax paper off cake. Starting at narrow end, roll up cake and towel together; place, seam side down, on a wire rack to cool completely.
5. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add remaining 1 cup powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
6. Unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture on cake, leaving a 1-inch border around edges. Re-roll cake without towel, and place, seam side down, on a serving platter. Cover and chill at least 3 hours. Garnish, if desired.

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Image and recipe courtesy of Southern Living.

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