The Best Pumpkin Roll Recipe: Grandma Carol's Famous Dessert

Name: The Best Pumpkin Roll Recipe: Grandma Carol's Famous Dessert
Total time: 1 hr 50 mins
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 0.66666668653488 cup pumpkin puree; 3 eggs, beaten; 0.75 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves; 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans; 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

Grandma Carol's pumpkin roll is a cherished holiday tradition! This recipe, a family favorite around Thanksgiving, is always a hit. Everyone who tries it raves about it, and it's simply the best pumpkin roll ever!

Total time1 hr 50 mins
Prep time30 mins
Cook time10 mins
Yield1 pumpkin roll, 24

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12x17-inch jelly roll pan, line it with parchment paper, and grease the parchment paper. Dust a large kitchen towel generously with confectioners' sugar and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the white sugar, pumpkin puree, and eggs until the mixture is creamy and well combined.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Gradually stir this mixture into the pumpkin and egg mixture until everything is thoroughly combined. Spread the batter evenly in your prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 10 minutes.
Immediately turn the baked cake onto the sugared kitchen towel. Carefully roll up the pumpkin cake along with the towel, starting from one of the long ends. Allow the rolled cake to rest for 10 minutes to cool.
In a large bowl, beat together the confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until the filling is smooth and creamy. Gently fold in the pecans.
Carefully unroll the cooled cake and evenly spread the cream cheese filling over the surface. Reroll the cake without the towel. Trim off any uneven or jagged ends. Cover the roll and refrigerate until it is thoroughly chilled.
Before serving, cut the chilled cake in half and sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 208 kcal
Fat Content: 9 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 27 g
Sodium Content: 112 mg
Protein Content: 2 g
Cholesterol Content: 36 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 32 g
Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g