Nicea's sister-in-law Cathy Muse came to GTU to share one of their family's favorite holiday recipes....Pumpkin Roll.
Preparation
Grease a 15X10 jelly roll pan. Line with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper.
Set Aside... A thin cotton towel sprinkled with powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees...
Cake
Ingredients:
¾ Cup Flour
½ tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. Ground Cloves
½ tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Salt
3 Large Eggs
1 Cup Sugar
2/3 Cup Pumpkin
1 Cup chopped Walnuts
1 tsp. Lemon Juice
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle nuts over top. Bake 13-15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off wax paper. Roll up cake and towel together. Cool.
Filling
Ingredients:
1 pkg cream cheese
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
6 Tbsp. Soft Butter
1 sp. Vanilla
Beat all together until creamy. Unroll cake and remove towel. Spread filling over cake. Re-roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour.
