Saturday, October 17, 2015

pumpkin roll (great-auntie's recipe)

Since it is pumpkin time, I like to create this recipe my Great-Auntie gave me..I enjoy making it.It takes a lot of skill to figure out how to roll the cake in the towel just right....lol....Then unroll it without the towel!...Haha....It is fun to work on, it took me a few times to get the cake rolling perfect....

Pumpkin Roll

3 eggs
1 c. sugar
2/3 c. pumpkin
1 tsp. lemon juice
3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. finely chopped walnuts or pecans

Beat eggs on high speed for 5 min.Gradually beat in sugar.Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice.Sift together dry ingredients.Fold into pumpkin.Spread in greased and floured 15x10" baking pan.Top with chopped nuts.Bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.Turn onto a towel(thin cotton kitchen towel) sprinkled with powdered sugar.Starting at narrow end, roll towel and cake up together.Cool.Unroll and spread with filling.Roll, chill, and serve.

Filling:
1 c. powdered sugar
2-3oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
4 Tbsp. margarine
1/2 tsp. vanilla

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