pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese filling

Recipe by
Pat Long
Anthem, AZ

This recipe appeared in an article in the Springfield, OH News-Sun newspaper on December 11, 1980 and was offered by a Mrs. Ellen Rhodeback of Enon, OH. I still have the crispy and yellowed original article cut out of the newspaper, but I thought it was time to type it up, so why not share it with everyone? I have made this over several holiday seasons, and it really is a hit. She says that fresh or canned pumpkin can be used in this recipe. These can be made ahead, frozen, and thawed in the refrigerator in a few hours. Thank you, Mrs. Rhodeback, wherever you are!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese filling

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2/3 c
    pumpkin
  • 1 tsp
    lemon juice
  • 3/4 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    finely chopped walnuts
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 6 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese filling

  • 1
    Mix dry ingredients and set aside.
  • 2
    Beat the eggs at high speed for 5 minutes.
  • 3
    Gradually beat in sugar.
  • 4
    Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Orange juice can be substituted for the lemon juice if necessary.
  • 5
    Fold dry ingredients into the pumpkin mix, making certain all the flour is stirred in well, otherwise the cake will have holes in it.
  • 6
    Grease and flour a 15 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 2 1/2" jelly roll pan and pour batter into the pan. TIP: Line the jelly roll pan with waxed paper before pouring the batter in. This makes for easier removal once it's finished baking and easier flipping in Step 9.
  • 7
    Top with 1 cup of finely chopped walnuts.
  • 8
    Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
  • 9
    Flip the cake onto a towel sprinkled with powdered sugar.
  • 10
    If you used waxed paper to line the pan, peel it off, then starting at a narrow end of the cake, roll the towel and cake together, pressing lightly as you roll. Let it rest on a cooling rack for 1 1/2 hours.
  • 11
    Make the filling using the recipe above.
  • 12
    After it has cooled completely, unroll the cake, remove the towel, spread the filling over the cake, then roll it up again, then chill.

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