Recipe courtesy of Linda Robinson
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)
For the frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
For the cake:
In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and flour. Butter a 15×10 cookie sheet then line with wax paper; butter the wax paper. Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle nuts on top of the batter if using the optional nuts. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar. Gently peel off wax paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with the short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
For the frosting:
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Chill and serve.
