Description
Easy Pumpkin Rolls Cake is a quick and impressive dessert featuring a moist, spiced pumpkin cake rolled with a creamy, sweet cream cheese filling. Perfect for holidays or any occasion, it delivers bakery-quality results in just 45 minutes.
Ingredients
For the Cake Roll:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar, for dusting
For the Cream Cheese Filling:
1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Prep Your Battle Station: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 15×10-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and spray lightly.
2. Combine the Dry Goods: Whisk together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
3. Whip the Eggs and Sugar: Beat eggs and granulated sugar on high speed 2-3 minutes until thick, pale, and ribbon-like.
4. Bring It All Together: Fold in pumpkin puree and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients over mixture and fold until just combined.
5. Bake It: Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 12-15 minutes until top springs back.
6. The Critical Roll: Dust a clean towel with powdered sugar. Invert hot cake onto towel and peel off parchment. Roll cake with towel inside; cool completely.
7. Make the Filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
8. The Final Assembly: Unroll cooled cake, spread filling leaving border, roll cake without towel, wrap in plastic, refrigerate at least 1 hour before slicing.
Notes
Refrigerate pumpkin roll; best served cold.
Wrap tightly or store in airtight container; keep up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Avoid overbaking to prevent cracking.
Roll cake while hot to maintain flexibility.
Ensure cream cheese and butter are softened to prevent lumpy filling.
Optional variations: spice swaps, nuts, maple syrup, chocolate, or alternative fillings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Holiday, Roll
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg