Description
This Classic Pumpkin Roll with Creamy Filling is the ultimate fall dessert. Featuring a soft, spiced pumpkin sponge cake rolled around a rich cream cheese filling, this homemade pumpkin roll is perfect for Thanksgiving, holiday gatherings, or cozy evenings. Moist, flavorful, and make-ahead friendly—this is a pumpkin dessert recipe you’ll love year after year.
Ingredients
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
1. Line a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease it well. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract.
3. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
4. Spread batter evenly in the pan. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes until cake springs back when touched.
5. Turn the hot cake onto a clean towel dusted with powdered sugar. Peel off parchment, then roll up the cake with the towel. Let it cool completely.
6. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla until smooth.
7. Unroll the cake, spread filling evenly, then re-roll without towel. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
8. Dust with powdered sugar, slice, and serve.
Notes
Use canned pumpkin puree—not pie filling—for best texture.
Rolling the cake while warm helps avoid cracks.
Let the cake fully cool before adding the filling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg