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Perfect Pumpkin Roll Cake Recipe

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Item# WLRECIP-295

Perfect Pumpkin Roll Cake Recipe

Amount: 16 servings
Prep Time: 45 min
Skill Level: Intermediate
Total Time: 4 hr

This delicious Perfect Pumpkin Roll cake tastes like the perfect fall day! This easy to make pumpkin roll recipe is good enough to overtake pumpkin pie as your new favorite pumpkin dessert. This recipe includes meringue in the batter to give it a light and airy texture, perfect for rolling. This classic recipe is also updated with a white chocolate caramel-flavored cream cheese filling.

Ingredients Instructions Reviews

Ingredients

Cake

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs separated
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Frosting

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
4 ounces white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
1/3 cup caramel ice cream topping (or homemade caramel sauce)
2 packages (8 ounces) thawed, frozen whipped topping
1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping

1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Tools

10x15 inch jelly roll pan
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Performance Pans Aluminum Jelly Roll Pan, 10.5 x 15.5-Inch

$15.09
Parchment paper or wax paper
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Parchment Paper, 53 Sq. Ft.

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Cooling rack
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Perfect Results Premium Non-Stick Cooling Rack, 16 x 10-Inch

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Kitchen towel
Spatula
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Instructions

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Notes:

Toast your pecans. You can toast the nuts used in this recipe for more flavor. Just make sure to allow them to cool before adding them to the recipe.
Make sure you reach the ribbon stage. When beating the egg yolks and sugar, you want to achieve the ribbon stage. Check for this by lifting the whisk from the batter. The ribbons of batter should sit on top of the remaining batter for about 2 seconds. Your batter should be light yellow and double in volume.
Use a clean bowl and utensils for the meringue. The meringue will not whip correctly if there’s any traces of fat on your tools.
Lemon juice substitute: Use white vinegar or cream of tartar in place of lemon juice.
Sprinkle powdered sugar on the cooling towel. Dusting your cooling towel with powdered sugar helps absorb some of the moisture while your cake dries.
Do not let the cake cool for too long before rolling. You want your cake to be soft and pliable, so allowing it to over-cool may make it difficult to roll. Rolling while it's still warm will also “train” the cake to hold its position once it cools.

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