Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup plain or cake flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Method

  • Beat eggs on high speed of electric mixer for 5 minutes. Turn on low speed and gradually beat in sugar. Add pumpkin, lemon juice, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Beat on high speed until well blended. Grease and flour 9x12 inch pan. Sides of pan must measure 1/2 to 1 inch high. Pour mixture into pan and sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 375° about 15 minutes. Dump hot cake onto paper towels sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll up and let cool completely. Mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Unroll cake and discard paper towels. Spread mixture over cake and roll again.