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The best pumpkin roll with cream cheese icing
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The Best Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Icing

A Pumpkin Roll made with fresh milled flour is hard to beat! This is full of flavor and a great texture.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Holiday Baking, pumpkin
Servings 8 slices
Calories 371kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cake

Icing

  • 110 g sifted powdered sugar 1 cup
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Extra

  • 1 cup additional powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 ℉. If you have a convection setting, it is recommended for this cake as it is very thin and the convection setting will help bake more evenly.
  • Mill your soft white wheat berries into flour and set aside.
  • Add eggs and granulated sugar to your mixer, mix until smooth ribbon consistency.
  • In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, all spices and salt. Stir until all combined.
  • Slowly sprinkle the flour mixture into your mixer while running. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl. Do not over mix here.
  • Prepare your sheet pan by spraying the bottom and sides with non-stick cooking spray. Press a piece of parchment into the bottom of the pan and spray again. **You want to make sure the entire bottom of the pan is covered with parchment. Pour your batter into the prepared sheet pan. Using a rubber spatula, spread the batter into the pan until smooth and the same depth all the way across.
  • Place into the preheated oven bake for 10-15 minutes.
    *The time can vary drastically on these based on your oven. Because these are a VERY thin batter, you want to check these frequently.
  • Your cake is done when it springs back when touched in the center. If your finger print stays pressed into the center or the batter or it is still wet when touched add 2-3 additional minutes.
  • While your cake bakes, take your cotton tea towel and lay flat on the counter. Dust GENEROUSLY with sifted powdered sugar. As soon as your cake comes out of the oven, take a knife or rubber spatula and run it around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake. Flip the cake onto the dusted tea towel. If you flip it quickly, it will be less likely to break or bend while flipping.
  • Carefully remove the Parchment paper from the back side of the cake. Starting on the short side of the cake, fold the end of the towel around the cake and roll into the towel. Place into the fridge until completely cooled.
    **I have had the best results with refrigerating overnight.

Icing

  • It is very important that your butter and cream cheese are room temperature, if not it will result in chunky icing.
  • The following day (or when you are ready to fill your pumpkin roll) make your icing. Add room temperature butter to a stand mixer fit with a paddle. Beat until completely smooth, scraping sides and bottom of the bowl frequently. Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the bowl, mix until combined.
  • Add room temperature cream cheese to the butter mixture. Beat until completely combined and smooth.
  • Take the cooled cake out of the refrigerator. Slowly unroll the cake. Spread cream cheese icing on the cake with a rubber spatula or offset cake spatula. Leave an inch on the long sides of the cake.
  • Starting at the same end you rolled the cake in the towel, roll the cake back up.
  • HERE IS THE BIGGEST SECRET! Take the pumpkin roll and place on a piece of parchment paper seem side down. Fold the parchment around the pumpkin roll. Take a ruler and use it to apply pressure to tighten the roll and press icing towards the end of the roll and into any air pockets that remained when rolled.
  • Take a serrated knife and slice a half inch off of each end to expose a clean cut spiral. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
  • I store my pumpkin rolls in the freezer. They cut prettiest when just barely thawed but still very cold. I pull from the freezer and let thaw 30-40 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g
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