Home-made Sweet Pumpkin Roll

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, you may be wondering what to bring to your holiday gathering. Do you want to impress without all the stress and mess that goes into baking? If so, we’ve got you covered. Chef Chris Cunningham was kind enough to share with us his favorite, no-mess, Thanksgiving dessert recipe.

This twirly, tasty, home-made sweet pumpkin roll cake makes for an unforgettable presentation!

Don’t forget, this is the last weekend for the Boulder Farmer’s Market. If you want the freshest ingredients, this is the place to go for local pumpkin, eggs, and more!

Cake Ingredients:

3/4 c all-purpose flour

1/4 c powdered sugar

1/2 tsp of baking powder

1/2 tsp of baking soda

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground clove

1/4 tsp salt

3 large eggs

1 c sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin filling or puree

Filling Ingredients:

8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)

1 cup powdered sugar

6 tbl butter or margarine

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

PREHEAT your oven to 375° F. Line a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper. Allow the paper to hang over the pan so it’s easier to lift when the cake is done baking. Grease and flour the paper.

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

BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until the top of the cake springs back when touched (If you’re using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes). Carefully lift the cake on the parchment paper from the pan. Immediately, roll the hot cake up with the parchment paper into a log shape. Cool on a wire rack.

FOR FILLING: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll the pumpkin cake. Spread the cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake without the parchment paper. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

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