How to Make a Pumpkin Roll . .

This is basically all the steps on how to make a pumpkin roll for Thanksgiving or Christmas!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• CAKE
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• FILLING
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

1. For the cake. You need to preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan and line the pan with wax paper. Grease and flour the wax paper. Sprinkle a cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.
   
   Now 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 the pumpkin and stir in the flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

2. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for it to be done at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

3. For the filling. Beat the cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re-roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.