What we are eating - Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll 
adapted from Libby's

  I think I can say that a really good pumpkin roll is one of our favorite desserts.  With that said, this is only the second time ever that I've made one.  Really, it is an easy dessert to make but I think it is intimidating to think about rolling a cake in a towel :-)  I did buy a new, white, plain, cotton towel to use for the pumpkin roll and it will be reserved for that purpose only.  Otherwise, this is a pretty straight forward recipe to make.  It was super yummy and I will be making another one soon for Thanksgiving dinner! 

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 cup walnuts
• FILLING:
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

Instructions

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.