Anna Halverson's Pumpkin Roll

Here is the recipe for the Pumpkin Roll. It's basically the Libby's Pumpkin recipe but I've made some changes and included some tips that work for me. Note: I always double the recipe and make two rolls, because one small can of pumpkin will make two and then you don't have to wonder what to do with less than a cup of pumpkin puree. The recipe below is for ONE roll.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on dish towel...this will keep the cake from sticking to the towel)
• CAKE:
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup canned pumpkin

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle dish towel with powdered sugar.
2. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. To get the batter to spread perfectly flat, slam (not too hard) the jelly roll pan on the kitchen counter until it looks completely even. You may want to put a towel down on the counter so it's not so loud!
3. BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.
4. BEAT cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.