This cozy pumpkin roll features a tender spiced sponge cake rolled up with silky cream cheese frosting. Perfect for autumn gatherings or holiday desserts, it’s soft, moist, and lightly sweet with a beautiful swirl that makes every slice irresistible.
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Author: Sandra Myers
Ingredients
For the cake:
¾cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonground nutmeg
¼teaspoonground cloves
¼teaspoonsalt
3large eggs
1cupgranulated sugar
⅔cupcanned pumpkin puree
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Powdered sugar for dusting
For the cream cheese frosting:
8ozcream cheesesoftened
¼cupunsalted buttersoftened
1cuppowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 15×10-inch jelly roll pan, line it with parchment paper, then grease and lightly flour the paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar on high speed until thick, pale, and slightly fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gently fold in pumpkin puree and vanilla until smooth.
Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture just until combined. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 13–15 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
While warm, dust a clean kitchen towel generously with powdered sugar. Invert the cake onto the towel and carefully peel off the parchment. Starting from the short end, roll the cake and towel together into a spiral. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting, beat softened cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until fluffy.
When the cake is fully cooled, gently unroll it and spread the frosting evenly over the surface. Roll the cake back up without the towel, keeping the spiral tight.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before slicing. Dust with more powdered sugar just before serving.