Pumpkin Log Roll
This pumpkin log is a family favorite!
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 3eggs
- 1cup white sugar
- ⅔cup pumpkin puree
- 1teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾cup all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon ground ginger
- 1teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½teaspoon salt
- ¼cup powdered sugar
- 1(8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1cup powdered sugar
- ¼cup margarine
- ½teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.Step 2
Place eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice.Step 3
Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a separate bowl. Fold into the egg mixture. Spoon batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly into the corners.Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Take care not to over bake.Step 5
Invert cake onto a clean dish towel. Sprinkle 1/4 cup powdered sugar on top. Lift up one long edge carefully and roll the cake into a log, wrapped in the towel. Set aside until cool, at least 15 minutes.Step 6
Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, margarine, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy. Unroll the cake and spread filling on top. Roll cake up again and refrigerate, seam-side down, until set.