LOW-FAT PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL

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Pumpkin keeps this cake moist and replaces the oil found in a typical layer cake; so you're getting vitamins, not fat. Serve this one up and your guests will rave-and no one has to know just how easy it was! -Heidi Reinhard, Montpelier, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon plus 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
1 teaspoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper. Coat the paper with cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in pumpkin and extract. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt; fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan., Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes. , Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon 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. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and remaining confectioners' sugar until fluffy. , Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 64mg cholesterol, Sodium 212mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.