Simply in time for the Thanksgiving dessert desk, I assumed I’d share my annual pumpkin cream cheese rollup recipe! I’ve made this actual recipe for a number of years now, even gifting one to every of my neighbors, adopted by a mini cheesecake for Christmas… though this 12 months, it’ll most likely be a dessert field filled with sizzling cocoa bombs. I made a tutorial final week and I can’t wait to share it with you all quickly!
As a result of this recipe must freeze effectively earlier than slicing to get that good, excellent spiral slice, you might as effectively go forward and make it now, and put it aside for Thanksgiving. I’m all in on one thing that may be made forward, particularly a dessert that’s excellent for the event.
They promote these pumpkin cream cheese rolls at our native Recent Market bakery and they’re wonderful! Understanding me although, I can’t present up at a vacation get collectively (pre-pandemic) with one thing retailer purchased, so I used to be on a mission to discover a good selfmade recipe. The primary time I made this pumpkin cream cheese rollup, my husband, who isn’t a giant fan of pumpkin desserts, thought this was not solely actually good, however higher than Recent Market’s! I’ll take that as a praise!
I’ve been baking with my 5 12 months previous daughter for years now, and it’s so enjoyable to observe her develop within the kitchen. She’s a lot extra answerable for the utensils and elements now. Though I didn’t thoughts her destroying the kitchen earlier than, she’s changing into a lot extra impartial and we love spending time collectively baking. My son is 7 and can learn the recipe to us, so it’s a full on household second. Plenty of good bonding on weekends, baking treats after which having fun with them collectively.
I’ve some ideas for you!
- Use a bit additional of wax paper in order that it doesn’t match within the pan correctly. You want these additional edges to seize in order that when it’s the wrong way up on the material, you possibly can simply pop the cake out of the pan with out burning your self.
- Don’t use a porous dish rag like I did on this pics. It’s greatest to make use of one with a tighter weave, a extra clean floor, in order that it doesn’t take in the powdered sugar. In any other case, your cake will keep on with the material fairly badly.
- Additionally, watch for it to chill full earlier than unrolling out of the material. If it’s heat, it’ll simply crack when unrolling.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Rollup Recipe
It is best to make this no less than a day earlier than and freeze in a single day, however it may be made early morning, prepared for dessert that night. The recipe is fairly fast and straightforward to make, however wants to chill between steps.
Cake:
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- half teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 cup flour
Filling:
- 1 Eight ounce bundle cream cheese, softened
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 10 x 15″ jelly roll pan. Line pan with waxed paper, then grease and calmly flour the waxed paper.
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In a big bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Beat in remaining cake elements. Pour batter into the pan and unfold evenly. Bake for 15 minutes. Cake cooks quick so watch rigorously to keep away from burning the sides.
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Whereas cake is baking, sprinkle powdered sugar closely over the kitchen towel, utilizing a sieve or sifter. Flip sizzling cake onto the towel. Take away waxed paper. Trim off burnt or crusty edges. Sprinkle extra powdered sugar over the new cake and shortly roll up with towel inside. Let cake cool utterly, about 1 hour.
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In the meantime, put together filling by beating collectively all elements till clean and creamy. Unroll cooled cake and unfold with the filling combination. Roll up cake with filling on the within. Wrap in waxed paper after which foil. Refrigerate or freeze. To serve, slice cake about 1/Three inch thick and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cake cuts greatest when nonetheless barely frozen. Thaw the only slices on a serving dish.
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This recipe was simpler than I assumed it’d be, though the cake flipping and rolling made me nervous. The bread break up after I was rolling up the cream cheese, however I used to be in a position to mend it again collectively within the last step after I wrapped the roll in wax paper tightly earlier than freezing and slicing.