Icebox pumpkin cream roll
Instructions:
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It must have been a wonderland—all the new and interesting produce that the Indians had to offer the settlers in the New World. Pumpkin was called "pompion" by the English settlers, and was new to Europeans. The Indians had made up many imaginative ways to use the produce from their fields. Pumpkin Pie (see recipe) lingers as the most famous American classic. But European cooks quickly adapted pumpkin, corn, and squashes to many other interesting desserts, and main dishes as well. This pumpkin roll includes cooked pureed pumpkin, spices, and lots of eggs to make a spicy cake that can be rolled up with a filling that has pumpkin in it, too.
- THE CAKE
- 6 eggs, separated;
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar;
- 1⁄2 cup cooked pureed pumpkin;
- 1 teaspoon mixed pumpkin pie spice;
- 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour;
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder;
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt.
- THE FILLING
- 1 cup heavy cream;
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar;
- 1⁄2 cup cooked pureed pumpkin;
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mixed pumpkin pie spice;
- 1 cup chopped toasted pecans;
- 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 101⁄2-by-151⁄2-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment or wax paper, and grease the paper well.
- To prepare the pumpkin roll, beat the egg yolks and granulated sugar until light and thick. Blend in 1⁄2 cup pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice, flour, and baking powder. Beat egg whites with salt, until firm peaks form. Fold whites into yolk mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake 1 5 minutes, until cake bounces back when touched in the center. Turn out onto wax paper that has been sprinkled with powdered sugar. Immediately peel off top paper and carefully roll up cake, making the roll lengthwise. Cool.
- Meanwhile prepare filling. Whip the cream until stiff, beating in 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar. Blend in 1⁄2 cup pumpkin puree, 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin spice, pecans, and vanilla. Unroll cooled cake. Spread with the filling, and roll it up again. Chill 2 to 4 hours. When ready to serve, sprinkle with additional powdered sugar.