Walnut Pumpkin Cake Roll

By srumbel

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• Confectioners' sugar
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Line a greased 15x10x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Grease the paper; set aside. In a bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Combine dry ingredients; fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Sprinkle with walnuts.

2.
Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake out of pan onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. roll up cake in towel jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cool completely on a wire rack.

3.
In a bowl, combine filling ingredients; beat until smooth. Unroll cake; spread evenly with filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before cutting. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 10-12 servings.


Nutritional Facts

1 slice: 312 calories, 17g fat (7g saturated fat), 81mg cholesterol, 247mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.