grandma carol's pumpkin roll

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 50 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). butter a 12x17-inch jelly roll pan and line with parchment paper; butter the parchment paper. generously dust a kitchen towel with confectioners' sugar.
• beat eggs, white sugar, and pumpkin together in a bowl until creamy.
• sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl; gradually stir into egg mixture. stir to combine. spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven for exactly 10 minutes.
• immediately turn cake the prepared kitchen towel. starting at a long end, roll up pumpkin cake and towel. let rolled cake rest for 10 minutes.
• beat cream cheese, butter, 16-ounce package confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; fold in pecans.
• unroll cake; spread with the filling. roll up cake (without towel). cut off any jagged ends. cover and refrigerate until chilled. cut cake in half if desired; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.