Friday, July 08, 2011

LIBBY'S Pumpkin Roll

I have had my eye on this recipe since Thanksgiving.  I had stocked up on pumpkin because at first I couldn't find any, and then I found a really good deal, so I stock piled.  This recipe was mentioned on the back of the can which referred me to the website.

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
  • FILLING
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

Directions

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT
oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FOR FILLING:
BEAT
cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

COOKING TIP:Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

Very Best Baking

I followed the recipe as written.  I did not put the powdered sugar on to serve it.  It is sweet enough as it is.  I don't think I waited  long enough to let it cool before adding the frosting; I would recommend waiting until it is completely cool to the touch, not just luke-warm.




    How did it turn out?
    This is a great dessert!  The cream cheese filling alone is AMAZING!  If you're looking for a good cream cheese frosting recipe, this one is a keeper!  It got a little messy when I was frosting it because it wasn't cool enough, but that did not harm the taste at all.  It just gave Walter more frosting to lick off the edges.  I think it would taste just as good (maybe even better) without the nuts.
    What about the kids? Walter really enjoyed the frosting.  He licked quite a bit of it while we were baking.  When he tried his piece, he only wanted to eat the frosting.  Mara did not take more than one bite.
    Rating: 4 out of 5 Frosting: 5 out of 5

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