SWEET POTATO PIE CAKE ROLL

Sweet Potato Pie Cake Roll image

Smooth cream cheese filling is all rolled up in the cinnamony sweet potato flavor of this cake. This change-of-pace dessert looks stunning on a dessert table, and tastes just as amazing as it looks. -Bernice Taylor, Wilson, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
1 cup self-rising flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a bowl, beat eggs on high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Add sweet potatoes; mix well. Combine flour and cinnamon; fold into sweet potato mixture. Spread into pan., Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes; invert cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Fold in nuts. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again, without towel. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326 calories, Fat 13g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 239mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (35g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.