‘Tis the season to Pumpkin all the things! I love it! Pumpkin is so versatile and makes so many delicious drinks and desserts – one of which is the beloved Pumpkin Roll.
I was curious of the history for this recipe because I grew up with my mom making jelly rolls and Bûche de Noël. I didn’t find anything specific on it. I’m thinking it was 1980’s brain child because that’s the first time I ever remember seeing it anywhere. So, can we call this a vintage recipe?
I didn’t start making pumpkin roll myself, until I was married with children. Since then, it’s been a favorite in our house, gluten-full or gluten-free.
This one’s gluten-free, of course, which accounts for the break in the rolling of the cake. I’m striving for imperfectly perfect, here. 😉 When I make it again, I wouldn’t roll it while it’s warm. Gluten-free baked goods can be pretty tender when you’re trying to do anything with them while still hot. Wait until it’s cool enough that it won’t melt the icing when you spread it on top. Since gluten-free tends to be softer, it should roll up just fine.
I’ll make sure to report back when I get to make this again. If you make it, let me know how it goes!
Gluten-free Pumpkin Roll
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
For the cake:
4 eggs
1 ¼ cup cane sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or well-drained fresh pumpkin)
1 ¼ cup gluten-free flour (I use King Arthur Measure for Measure)
1 ¼ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp Autumn Harvest from Calicutts Spice Co. or extra cinnamon
½ tsp xanthan gum
For the icing:
3 Tbls. butter
12 oz. cream cheese
1 ½ cup 10x sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Extra 10x sugar for dusting
Instructions
For the cake:
Preheat oven to 375˚.
Combine eggs, sugar and pumpkin in a mixing bowl and mix well.
Combine all the dry ingredients and add to mixing bowl.
Mix well.
Prepare a half-sheet pan (12”x17”) by lining with a sheet of parchment that goes up the sides.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes while you prepare a dish towel.
Spread out a large, fuzzy-free dish towel on to the counter.
Sprinkle with 10x sugar.
Carefully, turn out cake onto dish towel.
Cool completely.
To assemble:
Spread the cooled cake with icing.
Roll, cover and chill.
Sprinkle with 10x sugar when ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baked