Pumpkin Pecan Cake
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- confectioners' sugar
Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease
the paper; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes. Add the sugar,
flour, pumpkin, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, salt and nutmeg; mix well.
Add lemon juice. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan; sprinkle with pecans.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly
touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners'
sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in towel, jelly-roll style,
starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the filing ingredients; beat until smooth. Unroll
cake; spread filling over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again; place
seam side down on a serving platter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
before serving.
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