Weekend Baking

This weekend we had a pumpkin carving party to go to and I had promised to bring a pumpkin roll. I haven't made a pumpkin roll for a couple of years so I needed a good recipe to follow. I stumbled onto a new blog and found the perfect recipe. My pictures aren't the greatest since I forgot about taking pictures until we arrived and all I had were my phone and a dark kitchen. Here is the Pumpkin Roll Recipe I used and some bad pictures.

Pumpkin Roll

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup pure pumpkin puree

For the Filling:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle a clean tea towel with powdered sugar. Set pan and towel aside.

2.      In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat eggs, vanilla and sugar until thick. Add in pumpkin and mix to combine. Stir in flour mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.

3.      Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

4.      In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract until smooth. Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Re roll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.

Notes:

Storage

Store prepared Pumpkin Roll in refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can also wrap tightly in a layer of plastic wrap and then foil and store in freezer for up to one month. Remove frozen Pumpkin Roll to room temperature one hour before serving.

Even though the pictures were bad the pumpkin roll must have been very good as there was 1 slice left. I brought it home so my oldest could have it since he decided to go to a friends house instead of attending the party. I also made some pumpkin brownies, again I found the receipe on the same site. I don't have pictures of these but I do have a few left in the fridge, so maybe I can get one later. Is everyone getting ready to start their holiday baking?