Description
Grandma Carol’s Pumpkin Roll is a festive holiday classic featuring a moist, spice-infused pumpkin sponge cake rolled elegantly around a smooth, decadent cream cheese filling. Highlighted by the earthy warmth of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg with a crunch of toasted pecans, this roll delivers a perfect balance of seasonal flavors and textures. It is a reliable, crowd-pleasing dessert that offers a beautiful spiral presentation, making it the ideal centerpiece for your holiday table.
Ingredients
1 cup granulated white sugar
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
3 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
16 ounces confectioners’ sugar
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease a 12×17-inch jelly roll pan and line with parchment paper; grease and flour the parchment.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
In a separate large bowl, beat eggs and 1 cup sugar until thick and pale.
Fold in pumpkin puree.
Gradually stir in the flour mixture until combined.
Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cake springs back when touched.
Immediately turn the cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with confectioners’ sugar.
Peel off the parchment paper and roll the cake up tightly with the towel inside; let cool completely.
Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar until smooth.
Unroll the cooled cake, spread evenly with the cream cheese filling, and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Re-roll the cake, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate before slicing.
Notes
Ensure you roll the cake while it is still warm to prevent cracking. Use pure pumpkin puree, not pre-spiced pumpkin pie filling. For the best presentation, chill the finished roll in the refrigerator for at least one hour before slicing.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg