Ingredients

  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 12 cup canned pumpkin
  • 23 cup flour, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 34 cup pistachios, chopped (natural California)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
  • 1 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped (natural California)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a 10 x 15 x 1 inch pan with waxed paper or parchment; grease and flour.
  • Beat eggs on high, add sugar gradually until very thick and volume is tripled, about 5 minutes.
  • Fold in lemon juice and pumpkin gently.
  • Sift combined dry ingredients except pistachios over egg mixture; lightly fold into egg mixture.
  • Spread into prepared pan and sprinkle with pistachios.
  • Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed.
  • Turn cake out onto waxed paper and trim crisp edges with knife.
  • Working quickly, cover cake with second sheet of waxed paper and roll up from short side, rolling paper inside.
  • Set aside; prepare Pistachio Cream Cheese Filling.
  • Beat cream cheese and butter together with powdered sugar and lemon zest until creamy.
  • Stir in pistachios.
  • When cake has cooled, unroll and spread filling over entire surface.
  • Re-roll cake.
  • Slice to serve.