Pumpkin Roll Recipe

Pumpkin Roll Recipe

This recipe makes 1 rich, heavy, creamy log.

Just Add	Prepare
• 2 oz/60 gm butter • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/2 cup plain flour • 2 eggs, beaten • 1 cup sweetened pumpkin puree, from about 1 1/4 pound/600 gm fresh pumpkin • 2 cups thickened cream	• Preheat oven to 360F/180C • Line a square baking tin with parchment or baking paper Prepare sweetened puree • Trim the pumpkin, remove seeds and chop into large pieces • Place the pumpkin in a sauce pan with 2 generous tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 cup water. Boil till very soft • When cooked, drain well and puree Make the cake • Into a large saucepan, melt butter and sugar. Take it off the heat as soon as the butter has melted. Take care not to burn it. • Keep stirring off the heat, to combine until the mixture becomes a thick yellow consistency. • Add the flour, eggs and 1/3 cup of pureed pumpkin • Combine well till it becomes a smooth batter • Pour the batter into a lined cake tin. This is a very thin layer of batter. Spread it evenly • Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven as soon as it starts to brown Spread the filling • Wet a clean tea towel and lay it on a clear flat surface • Holding the edges of the parchment or baking paper, lift the cake out of the pan and lay it on the wet tea towel • Allow to cool • In the meantime, whip the cream till it is thick and fluffy • Trim the edges of the cake to make it a regular shape • Score a line using the back of a blunt knife about 1 inch from the edge of the short side. This will help with rolling the cake • Spread all the pumpkin puree • Top with 1/2 the quantity of cream Roll • Roll gently • Scrape away excess filling that will have spread out of the roll • Spread the remainder of the whipped topping generously all over the pumpkin roll • Chill till it is ready to be served

This pumpkin log makes a popular dessert as it is heavy, sweet and creamy.



Tips For This Pumpkin Roll Recipe

Even if you are using non-stick bake ware, please do not omit the step in this recipe, of lining the pan with parchment or baking paper. The role of the paper is to help lift the very fine cake onto the tea towel in preparation for rolling

Cooling on the wet tea towel helps maintain the moisture so that it will roll without cracking.

For this recipe, it is a good idea not to overfill the roll so don't be overly generous when spreading the filling.

Here's an easy trick for recipes that need to be presented carefully. To cover the creamy log without ruining its appearance, use a scaffold of toothpicks and lay the cling wrap over the toothpicks. Use this simple trick for any of our recipes.