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Pumpkin Roll Cake

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Medium

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Servings: 15

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup cake flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 6 large separated eggs
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup packed canned pumpkin
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • 2 tablespoons dark rum
  • 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons plus more for garnish powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup for garnish toffee bits
  • 1 1/2 cups warmed, for garnish caramel sauce

Directions

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 °F.

Line a 15 by 10 by 1-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with nonstick cooking spray.

Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger and allspice into a small bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks, granulated sugar and brown sugar until very thick. Add the pumpkin to the egg mixture and combine at a low speed until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients and beat at a low speed until mixed. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry. Fold into the cake batter, stirring with a spatula, until most of the white streaks are gone.

Spread the batter onto a baking sheet and smooth out. Transfer baking sheet to the oven and bake until a tester comes out clean, about 15 to 18 minutes. While the cake is hot, dust generously with powdered sugar. Loosen the edges and turn the cake out onto a kitchen towel. Fold the towel over the edge of the cake and roll up. Cool completely, edge down, for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

For the filling: Soften the gelatin in the rum. Stir over low heat until the gelatin dissolves. Cool. Beat the chilled whipping cream and powdered sugar in a large bowl until peaks form. Fold in the gelatin and 6 tablespoons English toffee pieces.

To assemble, unroll the cake and sprinkle with 4 tablespoons of English toffee pieces. Spread the filling over the toffee. Start at 1 long side of the cake roll and, using the towel as an aid, roll up the cake to encase the filling. Place the cake, seam-side down, on a platter.

Trim the ends of the cake at a slight diagonal. Dust the cake with powdered sugar. Spoon some warm caramel sauce and the remaining toffee chips over the top of the cake. To serve, use a serrated knife to cut the cake crosswise into 1-inch thick slices. Drizzle more sauce on each slice and serve.

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barbara richards

April 12, 2013
I love your show and I watch it every day and your sons show all so. iam going to make your Mississippi mud cake.

jeannie hutchins

November 10, 2012
I like pumpkin rolls and this looks good for the holiday. We have to cut WAY back from some things that happened, but we will be fine. In repsonse to the question about cake flour it is just like bread flour and regular flour in that you can find them all in the grocery store. I find them all at our local Safeway Store. They don't carry mucn. Sometimes I just use all purpose flour instead.

Dixie Crabtree

October 25, 2012
Love this recipe of pumpkin Roll cake than you Paula your the greatest you have that specail technique of a wonderful talent which I Love Thank you!!!****************

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