A - Z Blogging Challenge - J

OK, I'm not going to lie...I felt I was going to have a tough time coming up with a "J" recipe.  Then, I remembered this jelly roll which I have made several times for Thanksgiving.  Hope you enjoy!!

 “J”


Jelly Roll - Pumpkin

3 eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup cooked, pureed pumpkin (you can use canned "pure" pumpkin)
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp.salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Grease 10"x15" jelly roll pan.  Line with parchment paper and grease paper.  Beat eggs until foamy, add sugar and beat until thick and creamy.  Slowly beat in pumpkin.  Sift the remaining ingredients over the pumpkin mixture and fold in. 
Bake in 375 degree F. oven for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Have prepared a clean tea towel which has been dusted with icing sugar.  Turn cake out onto sugared cloth and starting at short side roll cake and towel together.  Cool on rack and fill with Cream Cheese Filling, then re-roll.

Cream Cheese Filling -
250g softened cream cheese
1 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Beat all ingredients together until creamy.  Spread over cooled cake and re-roll.  Dust with sifted icing sugar.

Monica