Ingredients:
- ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- teaspoon Baking Soda
- teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Large Eggs (room temperature)
- cup Granulated Sugar
- cup Canned Pumpkin Purée (not pie filling)
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- tablespoons Unsalted Butter (for browning)
- ounces (1 block) Cream Cheese (full-fat, softened)
- cups Powdered (Icing) Sugar (sifted)
- teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon (for filling)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan, then line completely with parchment paper, allowing overhang for handles.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar on high speed until the mixture is pale, thick, and reaches the ribbon stage (about 5-7 minutes).
- Gently fold in the pumpkin purée and vegetable oil until just combined.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture using a rubber spatula until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the cake springs back lightly when touched.
- Immediately turn the hot cake out onto a clean kitchen towel dusted generously with powdered sugar. Peel off the parchment paper. Starting from a short end, roll the cake and towel together tightly and place seam-side down on a wire rack to cool completely (about 30 minutes).
- To make the filling, melt the 4 tbsp butter in a small saucepan until the milk solids toast to a deep golden brown (brown butter). Pour into a heatproof bowl and allow it to cool slightly.
- In a separate bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar, vanilla, and filling cinnamon. Beat until fluffy.
- Stream the cooled brown butter into the cream cheese mixture while beating on low speed until fully incorporated.
- Carefully unroll the cooled cake. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the cake, leaving a small border clear along one long edge.
- Tightly reroll the cake without the towel. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours to set before slicing and serving dusted with extra powdered sugar.