Friday, November 14, 2008

Pumpkin Cheesecake Roll...


Cake:
3/4 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 C. sugar
2/3 C. canned pumpkin
1 C. chopped walnuts


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Grease jelly-roll pan and line with wax paper, greased and floured.
Sift baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg and salt.Beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy and thick, beat in pumpkin.

Stir in dry ingredients and pour into prepared pan, spreading evenly, sprinkle with nuts.
Bake for 15 minutes or until center springs back.

Loosen cake around the edges with a knife and lift onto clean towel dusted with powdered sugar, topside down.
Peel off wax paper; trim 1/4 inch from all sides, roll up cake and towel together and place side seam down on wire rack: cool completely.


Filling:
8 ounces soft cream cheese
1 C. powdered sugar
6 Tbsp. soft butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat the filling ingredients together until smooth. Unroll cake and spread with filling. Re-roll and refrigerate.

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