Pumpkin Roll Heaven

Pumpkin is undeniably a seasonal food. I delight in every moment I can enjoy it. To me the season for pumpkin continues as long as a blanket of snow covers the earth and Christmas has come.

Fall chilly air + spices + warm kitchens + baking = Pumpkin Roll Heaven. This is my favorite one for the Thanksgiving season.

And how can you not be grateful for this delish pumpkin roll?!?

Note: I doubled the pumpkin part, which makes 2 10X15 rolls, and kept the amount of icing the same as traditional recipes (which I think are too heavy on icing, if you like more icing, feel free to double the icing portion)

Pumpkin Roll (adapted from Libby Recipe)

• 6 eggs
• 1 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/3 cup solid pack pumpkin puree
• 2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• confectioners' sugar for dusting
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed for five minutes. Gradually mix in pumpkin and lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; stir into the pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the center springs back when touched. Loosen edges with a knife. Turn out on two dishtowels that have been dusted with confectioners' sugar. Roll up cake using towels, and let cool for about 20 minutes.
4. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Unroll pumpkin cake when cool, spread with filling, and roll up. Place pumpkin roll on a long sheet of waxed paper, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Wrap cake in saran wrap or parchment paper. Freeze overnight for easy slicing! Serve chilled; before slicing, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.