This Is the World's Best Homemade Pumpkin Roll Recipe

Name: This Is the World's Best Homemade Pumpkin Roll Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 3/4 c. flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. ginger; 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. salt; 3 whole eggs; 1 c. sugar; c. pumpkin purée; 1 tsp. lemon juice; 8 oz. cream cheese; 4 tbsp. butter or margarine; 3/4 c. confectioners' sugar; 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Who knew an award-winning dessert could be so easy to make?

By Mandy GonzalezUpdated: Sep 20, 2018

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Yields:

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

40 mins

Cal/Serv:

324

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This creative confection earned top honors for Mandy Gonzales of Lenox, Michigan, in Quick & Simple's Best Thanksgiving Recipes contest.

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Ingredients

Cake

3/4 cup
flour
1 tsp.
baking powder
2 tsp.
cinnamon
1 tsp.
nutmeg
1/2 tsp.
ginger
1/2 tsp.
nutmeg
1/2 tsp.
salt
3
whole eggs
1 cup
sugar
cup
pumpkin purée
1 tsp.
lemon juice

Filling

8 oz.
cream cheese
4 Tbsp.
butter or margarine
3/4 cup
confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp.
vanilla extract

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 10" x 15" jelly-roll pan, line bottom with parchment or waxed paper, then grease and dust with flour.
2. Step 2In small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. In large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with electric mixer on high speed until thick, fluffy and light yellow, about 5 to 6 minutes.
3. Step 3Stir together pumpkin and lemon juice; gently stir into egg mixture. Sprinkle flour mixture over pumpkin mixture; stir gently until just combined. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes.
4. Step 4Sift a bit of confectioners' sugar evenly onto a clean kitchen towel. Invert cake onto towel and gently roll up, starting with the longer side of the cake. Cool completely.
5. Step 5While cake cools, prepare filling: Beat together softened cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy; stir in 3/4 cup powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
6. Step 6Carefully unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake. Gently roll up, ending with seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap; chill at least 1 hour. Slice before serving. Keep leftover slices refrigerated.