Description
A festive pumpkin roll featuring a soft, spiced sponge cake rolled with a creamy, tangy cream cheese filling. Light yet indulgent, it’s an impressive dessert for holidays or cozy autumn evenings.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 cup pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin purée
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan, line with parchment or waxed paper, and lightly grease the paper.
- Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat sugar and eggs with a mixer on high speed for 3–4 minutes until pale and thick. Mix in pumpkin purée. Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 13–15 minutes until springy to touch and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Turn hot cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted generously with confectioners’ sugar. Peel off paper. Roll cake from the short side with towel inside. Cool completely.
- For filling: beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, butter, pumpkin purée, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Unroll cooled cake. Spread filling evenly, leaving a border around edges. Re-roll (without towel). Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
- Chill at least 2 hours. Slice with a sharp knife before serving.
Notes
- Roll the cake while still warm to prevent cracking.
- Dust towel generously with confectioners’ sugar to avoid sticking.
- Add nuts (pecans or walnuts) over the filling for extra crunch.
- Freeze for up to 1 month wrapped well in plastic and foil.
- Slices cleanly after chilling for several hours.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
