It’s fall, and time for all things pumpkin! Today I’m sharing a pumpkin pecan cake roll recipe that has become a favourite autumn tradition, and offers a change from traditional pumpkin pie. Don’t be scared off by the fact that it’s cake roll style — it is an extremely easy recipe, and the finished product is a beautiful addition to any table!
Pumpkin Pecan Cake Roll
Author: Vicki MacDonald
Cuisine: Dessert
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- Cake Roll:
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup canned pumpkin
- 1½ tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Ginger
- ½ tsp. Salt
- ½ tsp. Nutmeg
- 1 tsp. Lemon juice
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- Icing sugar and sifter
- Filling:
- Brick of cream cheese (softened) 6 or 8 oz.
- 1:4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup icing sugar
- ½ tsp. Vanilla extract
- Also need:
- Parchment paper
- Nonstick spray
- Clean tea towel
Instructions
- Line a greased cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray paper with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs for five minutes gently
- Add sugar, flour, pumpkin, and spices
- Mix well and then add lemon juice and mix again for just a few seconds
- Spread batter evenly over parchment paper in rectangle shape.
- Sprinkle batter with chopped pecans.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until cake springs back lightly when touched.
- Cool for 5 minutes only.
- Turn cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with icing sugar (sifted). Pecan side down on sugar. This is the hardest part. Honest.
- Gently peel the parchment paper away.
- Roll up the cake in a towel, jelly roll style. Start with short side if you want a shorter fatter roll, or long side if you want a thinner longer roll (pictured).
- Cool COMPLETELY on a wire rack all rolled up in the towel.
- In a mixing bowl, combine filling ingredients; beat until smooth.
- Unroll cooled cake gently, and spread filling evenly over cake to within ½ inch of each edge.
- Gently roll cake up again
- Place seam side down on a serving platter
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before slicing into ½ inch slices and serving.
- (You may find you need to dust it again with icing sugar. )
Do you have a special dessert you like to make for holiday dinners? Leave a comment and let us know.
