Grandma Helens Pumpkin Cake Recipes

GRANDMA CAROL'S PUMPKIN ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 12x17-inch jelly roll pan and line with parchment paper; butter the parchment paper. Generously dust a kitchen towel with confectioners' sugar.
• Beat eggs, white sugar, and pumpkin together in a bowl until creamy.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl; gradually stir into egg mixture. Stir to combine. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for exactly 10 minutes.
• Immediately turn cake onto the prepared kitchen towel. Starting at a long end, roll up pumpkin cake and towel. Let rolled cake rest for 10 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, 16-ounce package confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; fold in pecans.
• Unroll cake; spread with the filling. Roll up cake (without towel). Cut off any jagged ends. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Cut cake in half if desired; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.

GRANDMA HELEN'S PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 325 degrees if using a Pyrex Glass pan
• Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan or two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans.
• In medium bowl with electric mixer, beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, pumpkin, oil, spice and vanilla.
• Beat on low speed until combined, then increase to medium speed.
• Beat 1 minute.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
• Add nuts and stir to combine.
• Pour into baking pan.
• Bake on center rack for about 40 minutes (30 to 35 minutes for layers) until cake is golden brown and top springs back when lightly pressed.
• Let cool in pan on rack for at least 1 hour before frosting.
• (For a layer cake, let cool 15 minutes, remove cake from pans and let cool completely before frosting.) For frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat on low speed until fluffy.
• Add more powdered sugar if necessary to make a stiffer frosting.
• Store cake in the refrigerator.