Pumpkin Roll for Wayne's birthday

Every year, Wayne wants me to make Pumpkin Rolls for his birthday cake.  We LOVE them.  You can see the end that we cut off of one, it has a pretty swirl inside.

Thomas and Wayne

PUMPKIN AND CREAM CHEESE ROLL

Makes 10 servings.

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 t baking pwdr

2 t ground cinnamon

1 t pumpkin pie spice

1/2 t salt

3 eggs, slightly beaten

1 c sugar

2/3 c canned solid pack pumpkin

1 c chopped walnuts (I've never put these in)

Preheat oven to 375.  Grease a 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly 

roll pan.  Line it with wax paper ; grease and flour the 

wax paper.

Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice,

 and salt onto wax paper. 

Beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick and fluffy, 

beat in pumpkin.  Stir in dry ingredients. Pour into 

prepared pan. Spread evenly with rubber spatula.  

Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 degrees) for 

15 minutes or until center springs back when lightly 

touched with fingertip.

Loosen cake around edges with a knife.  Invert onto clean 

damp towel dusted with confectioners sugar; peel off 

wax paper.  Roll up cake and towel together.  Place 

seam-side down on wire rack; cool completely.

Unroll cake.  Spread with Cream Cheese Filling.  Reroll 

cake.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cream Cheese Filling:  Beat together 1 cup confectioners 

sugar, 1 8 oz. pkg softened cream cheese, 6 Tablespoons 

butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. (Don't use nonfat 

cream cheese)