I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! Sorry about the lack of recipes lately but I’m still in the states enjoying time with my family. I’ll be back in my own kitchen by the beginning of December so keep checking back!
If you still have a can of pumpkin left in your pantry, try making this yummy Pumpkin Roll! It’s basically a pumpkin sponge cake rolled up with sweetened cream cheese. The one in the photo was made by my friend Ruby and has some chopped pecans mixed in with the filling, which is an optional but recommended addition! There are tons of pumpkin roll recipes out there but Ruby recommends the basic Libby’s Pumpkin Roll recipe.
Libby’s Pumpkin Roll
1/4 C. powdered sugar
3/4 C. all-purpose flour
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/4 t. salt
3 eggs
1 C. sugar
2/3 C. canned pumpkin
filling:
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 C. powdered sugar, sifted
6 T. butter, softened
1 t. vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 15×10 jelly roll pan (also known as half sheet pan); line with parchment or waxed paper. Grease and flour paper; set aside. Spread out a clean, thin dish towel on the counter (make sure the towel is larger than your jelly roll pan); sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar (this can be done using a mesh strainer).
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves.
3. In a large bowl combine eggs and sugar; beat until thickened. Add pumpkin; beat until well mixed.
4. Stir in flour mixture into egg mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan, easing it carefully to the corners with a spatula.
5. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched.
6. Immediately loosen cake from edges of pan; invert cake onto the prepared towel. Remove pan; carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake in towel while hot, starting with 10-inch side. Cool completely on wire rack (will take at least an hour).
7. When cake is almost completely cooled, make the filling: beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth.
8. When cake has cooled completely, unroll, spread with the cream cheese filling then re-roll cake. Wrap rolled cake in plastic wrap then refrigerate at least one hour (overnight is best).
9. When ready to serve, unwrap cake and place on a platter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired (sift the sugar through a small mesh strainer for a nice presentation). Cut into slices.
source: Back of the Box Recipes
Happy Thanksgiving, Nicole! the pumpkin roll looks amazing!
9:42 pm Nov 23rd, 2006Nicole, enjoy your holiday with your family. Thanks for thinking of me. Happy Thanksgiving!
11:53 pm Nov 23rd, 2006That does look good! Yum! Happy Thanksgiving!
2:15 am Nov 24th, 2006Yummy! Happy Thanksgiving!
3:08 am Nov 24th, 2006Happy Thanksgiving, Nicole! I’ve missed you!
3:59 am Nov 24th, 2006Happy Thanksgiving, Nicole!
5:19 am Nov 24th, 2006that looks amazing, I love it (!)
9:14 am Nov 24th, 2006might be even better than pumpkin pie…;)
happy thanksgiving!
I’ve been wondering where you disappeared to! Can’t wait until your back in the kitchen…
4:23 pm Nov 24th, 2006Happy Thanksgiving. Good times with good family is good to hear.
6:05 pm Nov 24th, 2006I am a greedy heffer!!!
3:33 am Nov 25th, 2006I make this recipe quite often. It is yummy.
5:40 am Nov 25th, 2006happy thanksgiving! and the composition of this photograph is absolutely lovely! i love the colors just as i’m sure i’d love the flavors!
all the best to you and your family
5:35 pm Nov 25th, 2006That looks totally yummy! I can almost smell it all the way from Saskatchewan.
7:09 am Nov 26th, 2006Sounds delicious and the photo is fantastic! Bravo!
Who makes the plate your pumpkin roll is sitting on?
6:34 pm Nov 26th, 2006I hope you had a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving! I know you returned to the US under sad circumstances, but I’m happy for you that you’re getting to spend so much time with your loved ones.
This looks terrific–but I’m a sucker for anything pumpkin flavored.
4:18 am Nov 27th, 2006The photograph is stunning, Nicole. Love the DOF.
I’ve never tasted pumpkin as dessert just yet…
1:01 pm Nov 27th, 2006Nicole, I hope you’re having a wondeful time!
Beautiful photo – and yummy recipe!
2:38 pm Nov 27th, 2006I hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving!
I just noticed that you have my old, soon-to-be deleted blog url in your sidebar.
the new url is:
http://www.somethingsoclever.com
6:26 pm Nov 27th, 2006Oh my gosh this looks delicious! My mouth is watering like crazy! Hehe you should DEFINITELY enter this in the recipe contest at http://www.chefclub.net!
Awesome blog, keep up the good work and uh, I’ll keep EATING it up! Haha
3:26 am Nov 29th, 2006[...] Have any leftover pumpkin in a can? This pumpkin roll looks really good! [...]
10:35 pm Nov 29th, 2006Hey Nicole,
You and Ruby did an awesome job on this recipe and picture! I loved it. I plan to use it for the Christmas meal with the inlaws:)
Ok I should not get so sappy on your food website. WE WILL MISS YOU! Safe trip home this week.
12:56 am Nov 30th, 2006And…it was great having you home. We have all missed you a lot. And feeling a bit sad to know that we will not have the privilege of you up for a gathering or a very large meal at a restaurant in Kingsburg:) heehee…well for another year anyways.
Love~Chris and Steph
Your photos improve with each post I think. Any secret?
4:06 pm Nov 30th, 2006I have a question not concerning food. I’m left the US to move to Switzerland, giving up the plan of getting a masters in Educ. I noticed on your profile that you are doing distance learning. would you mind if we chatted via email one time about that experience…how you chose school/find the program etc?
Yum, what a lovely lovely looking-roll! Happy holidays to you!
5:41 pm Nov 30th, 2006Can’t wait for you to be back! Glad you had a good time!
4:54 am Dec 2nd, 2006Enjoy the holiday season!
Oh my word. I’ve piled on the pounds just looking at that mouth-watering treat. Pumpkin and chocolate – my two favs.
2:17 pm Dec 9th, 2006Oh wow… that looks incredible!
3:46 pm Dec 13th, 2006that’s a wonderful crafted pumpkin roll! i just discovered your blog from your entry to DMBLGIT Nov 2006. hope you’ll be the winner!
7:48 pm Dec 23rd, 2006WOW! My rolls never come out that perfect!!! What’s your secret?
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8:26 pm Jan 6th, 2007wow you are great !!!!
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1:25 pm Sep 29th, 2008Just found your website and really like it. I have made the Libby’s pumpkin roll recipe for the last 2-3 years. But this is (sort of) a seasonal thing, so I made some substitutions that have been well received. First, I substitute drained, sweetened strawberries for the pumpkin. 2/3 Cup is fine, but be sure to drain them or the cake is a bit mushy. Second, I use strawberry cream cheese. Often, I also add strawberries to the cream cheese as well. Another difference I occasionally utilize is that I add pecans to the strawberry/strawberry cream cheese mixture, not just with the cake.
8:26 am Oct 9th, 2008Ooooh, that looks fabulous! I just love your presentation. I never think to do a rolled cake. I love it!
9:13 pm Oct 17th, 2008This is sooo gorgeous! It looks quite tasty too!
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10:53 am Nov 4th, 2008wow, i tried this today and it was absolutely delicious! i’m definitely adding this to my recipe book!
2:13 am Nov 25th, 2008Pumpkin roll is part of our Thanksgiving tradition & has been since I first tried the recipe. I made it for our office Thanksgiving meal and had many requests for the recipe. One lady said her daughter now asks for this instead of a birthday cake each year! Yours looks lovely!
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