Description
Libby’s Pumpkin Roll is a classic holiday dessert featuring a moist spiced pumpkin cake rolled with a creamy, sweet, and tangy cream cheese filling. It’s easy to make, impressive to serve, and perfect for seasonal gatherings.
Ingredients
For the Cake
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
3 large eggs
2/3 cup Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin
For the Filling
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Prep the Pan: Grease a 15×10-inch jelly roll pan. Line it with parchment paper and grease the paper.
2. Mix the Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice.
3. Beat the Wet Ingredients: In a larger bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale yellow.
4. Combine: Gently fold in pumpkin puree, then dry ingredients. Mix just until combined.
5. Bake: Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 375°F for 13-15 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched.
6. The Critical Roll: Immediately loosen edges and turn cake out onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar. Peel off parchment.
7. Roll It Up: Roll warm cake and towel into a log. Cool completely on wire rack.
8. Make the Filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
9. Unroll and Fill: Unroll cooled cake, spread filling evenly, leaving a small border.
10. Reroll: Roll cake without towel, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before slicing.
Notes
Refrigerate the pumpkin roll; it will keep up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.
Avoid overbaking the cake to prevent cracking.
Roll the cake while warm to hold its shape.
Ensure cream cheese and butter are softened to prevent lumpy filling.
Optional: Add nuts, cocoa powder, or alternative fillings for variations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Holiday, Roll
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg