Pumpkin Spice Roulade Cake Recipe With Pecan Nuts

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat overn to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, combine the dry cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, water, oil, pudding mix and cinnamon. Beat at medium speed for 5 minutes. Stir in pecans. , Pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost cake or serve with whipped cream.

FAVORITE PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and pumpkin, beating on high until sugar is almost dissolved., In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into egg yolk mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gently fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread into prepared pan., Bake at 375° until cake springs back when lightly touched, 12-15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again, without towel. Cover and freeze until firm. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before cutting. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

SPICY PUMPKIN ROULADE

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 17 1/2x11 1/2x1-inch baking sheet. Line with parchment paper, allowing 1-inch overhang on all sides. Butter parchment. Mix 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, allspice and ginger in small bowl. Sprinkle over parchment. Place kitchen towel on work surface. Sift powdered sugar over towel.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 4 eggs, 3 yolks and extract in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until thick and pale yellow, about 6 minutes. Sift flour and baking powder over egg mixture; gently fold in. Using clean dry beaters, beat whites until medium-stiff peaks form. Fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
• Pour batter into prepared baking sheet; spread to edges. Bake cake until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Invert onto prepared towel. Peel off parchment. Starting at 1 long side, roll up cake in towel. Cool.
• Make filling:
• Pour 2 tablespoons water into small saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over. Let soften 10 minutes.
• Whisky yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and brown sugar in medium bowl to blend. Whisk half and half, pumpkin and vanilla in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Gradually whisk hot pumpkin mixture into yolk mixture. Return mixture to same saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture boils and thicken. Remove from heat. Whisk in orange juice concentrate and orange peel.
• Stir gelatin mixture over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat. Whisk in 1/2 cup pumpkin mixture; whisk into remaining pumpkin mixture. Chill until cold and thick, whisking occasionally, at least 6 hours. (Cake and filling can be made 1 day ahead. Cover cake with foil; store at room temperature. Keep filling chilled.)
• Unroll cake. Spread filling over cake; roll up cake, enclosing filling. Arrange cake seam side down on platter.
• Beat whipping cream and 1 tablespoon sugar in large bowl until stiff. Spoon cream into pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe in lengthwise rows over roulade. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Chill.) Garnish platter with orange slices and mint, if desired.