Moist Pumpkin Cake Roll Food

FAVORITE PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and pumpkin, beating on high until sugar is almost dissolved., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into egg yolk mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gently fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread into prepared pan., Bake at 375° until cake springs back when lightly touched, 12-15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again, without towel. Cover and freeze until firm. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before cutting. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

PUMPKIN ROLL I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter or grease one 10x15 inch jelly roll pan.
• In a mixing bowl, blend together the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin. In a separate bowl, mix together flour and baking soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and blend until smooth. Evenly spread the mixture over the prepared jelly roll pan.
• Bake 15 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle.
• Remove cake from pan and place on tea towel (cotton, not terry cloth). Roll up the cake by rolling a towel inside cake and place seam side down to cool.
• Prepare the frosting by blending together the butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla.
• When cake is completely cooled, unroll and spread with cream cheese filling. Roll up again without towel. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Sprinkle top with confectioners sugar and slice into 8 to 10 portions.

MOIST PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper, then grease it.
• Separate egg yolks and whites into 2 separate mixing bowls. Stir flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Add pumpkin, vanilla, and lemon juice to the egg yolks; beat on high speed with an electric mixer until thick. Add 1/3 cup sugar and beat on high until dissolved.
• Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into the egg yolk mixture. Fold in flour just until combined. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched, 12 to 15 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, lay a kitchen towel on a nice, flat surface. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Remove the cake from the oven and loosen the edges from the pan with a toothpick. Flip the cake onto the towel and pull off the parchment paper. Starting at the short end, roll the cake up with the towel into a spiral. Let sit until mostly cool but still a little warm, about 20 minutes.
• While the cake is cooling, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; beat well, adding more sugar if necessary, until frosting is a good spreading consistency.
• Unroll the still warm cake in the towel. Spread the frosting over the cake, starting in the middle and working outwards to about 1 inch from the edges. Re-roll the cake without the towel and place on a serving plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.