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How to Make a Walnut Pumpkin Cake Roll with Ricotta Cream

Deliciously spiced, moist, and irresistibly decadent – this pumpkin roll recipe will have you craving for more.
Total Time45 minutes
Course: brunch, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Allergy: Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Calories: 427kcal

Equipment

  • bowl
  • Cake spatula
  • parchment paper
  • Stand mixer
  • Cooling rack
  • hand mixer

Ingredients

  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • cup pumpkin pie mix
  • ½ cup walnuts, chopped

Ricotta Cream

  • 2 cups ricotta cheese, or farmer's cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, + 3 Tbsp for the top
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Prepare a baking sheet with lined parchment paper.
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  • Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl: ground cloves, ground cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour. Set aside.
    ½ tsp ground cloves, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, ¾ cup all-purpose flour,
  • In a mixer, beat together eggs with sugar until well beaten and almost a white color. Add in ⅔ cup of pumpkin pie mix.
    3 large eggs, 1 cup sugar, ⅔ cup pumpkin pie mix
  • Then stir in the dry ingredients.
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  • Pour the cake batter on to the baking sheet with lined parchment paper.
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  • Chop walnuts and sprinkle onto the batter.
    ½ cup walnuts,
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  • Bake for 15 minutes, or until it’s a darker brown color.
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  • As soon as you take it out of the oven, roll it with the parchment paper. Then, Unroll it, take off the parchment paper, and roll it back again. Let it cool down completely before spreading the cream.
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Cream

  • With a hand mixer beat together ricotta cheese, confectioner's sugar, and vanilla for a minute. Add in the unsalted butter, then beat for another minute.
    2 cups ricotta cheese,, 1 cup powdered sugar,, ½ tsp vanilla, 6 Tbsp unsalted butter,
    ricotta-cream-for-pumpkin-cake-roll-in-a-clear-bowl-with-hand-mixer
  • After the roll has cooled down, unroll it and spread the cream inside.
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  • Roll it back up and sift powdered sugar on top (optional)
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Notes

  • Make sure the roll is completely cooled down before spreading the cream, otherwise the cream will melt. 
  • If walnuts are not your favorite, switch them for pecans or hazelnuts. 

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 2326IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 2mg