Andrea's Awesome Pumpkin Roll

Here is what you need for the cake portion of this scrumptious dessert!:

3/4 C. All-Purpose Flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. pumpkin spice

(or you can use 1/4 tsp. ground cloves and 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg, pumpkin spice can be spendy)

3 large eggs

1 C.  Sugar

2/3 C. Canned pumpkin

Before you start mixing anything turn your oven to 375 degrees

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and salt. Make sure the ingredients get thoroughly combined. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thick. Mix in pumpkin. Gradually add flour mixture. Spread evenly into a jelly roll pan that has been lined with foil which has been greased.

*Bakers Note* I did not have a jelly roll pan so I used a standard 13x9 pan and it worked just fine.

Bake this for 12-15 minutes. I baked mine for 15 minutes and it worked perfect it all just depends how hot your oven gets. The cake should spring at the touch.

When the cake portion is done, allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes. While this cools, take a clean kitchen towel and heavily coat it with powdered sugar to assure the cake does not stick on the towel. 

Once the towel is prepared, remove the cake with the aluminum foil and turn thr cake side down onto the powdered sugar towel. Gently remove the foil and try to make sure it all stays in tact and does not tear. 

After you have removed the foil, gently roll the cake in the towel and place in the freezer to cool; sometimes when it's really cold outside I will place it in a protected spot to chill faster.

While the cake is chilling, collect the following ingredients:

1/2 stick butter

1-8oz. Pkg. cream cheese

1 tsp. vanilla

1 C. Powdered sugar

Allow the butter and cream cheese to soften. Blend together with an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar and then the vanilla. Let this blend completely. Cover and place in refrigerator until cake is chilled.

Once the cake is chilled, gently unroll from the towel and liberally spread the frosting over the cake. Carefully, yet tightly roll up cake with frosting. Wrap in plastic wrap and then foil. Let chill overnight.

Slice and serve!