Libby’s Pumpkin Roll

Recipe by Libby’s Pumpkin

Ingredients

• 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 pure pumpkin
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 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 ( for decoration)

Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 375° F.
2. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper.
3. Grease and flour paper.
4. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Set aside.
5. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick.
6. Beat in pumpkin.
7. Stir in flour mixture.
8. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts if desired. 
9. BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.)
10. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.
11. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel.
12. Carefully peel off paper.
13. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack. 
14. BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth.
15. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake.
16. Reroll cake.
17. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
18. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
19. Enjoy!

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