A Southern Obsession: The Great Pumpkin (roll)

Now is the time for pumpkin flavored dishes. Pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin pie, and today:

Libby's Pumpkin Roll

You needn't set off to your local pumpkin patch, just your local grocery store. Libby's pumpkin roll is a quick (and delicious) dessert to bring to a fall party or bring in to work one morning & share a sweet slice for breakfast.

You will need (for cake):

3/4c all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp salt

3 eggs

1c sugar

2/3c pure pumpkin

(for filling):

8oz cream cheese, softened

1c powdered sugar

6 tbsp butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla

Grease 15x10 jelly roll pan, line with wax paper. Grease & flour wax paper.

Sprinkle kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

Combine dry goods in small bowl. Beat eggs & sugar in large bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin, then stir in dry goods.

Spread mixture evenly into pan. Bake @ 375 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until top springs back. Immediately loosen & turn cake onto towel, peel off paper gently. Sprinkle powdered sugar on cake, roll up in towel starting at narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

Beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, & powdered sugar until smooth. Spread on cake, roll up, wrap in plastic wrap. Enjoy.

Rolling the cake in a kitchen towel immediately after removing from oven gives it the "roll" look without breaking the cake.