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This gluten-free pumpkin roll is an easy to make must-have addition to your Thanksgiving dinner! Your family won’t even know you used a gluten-free recipe!

You know what’s awesome about cake rolls? They look all fabulous and complicated – like you put a lot of work into them, but really? They’re a breeze, and take hardly any time to bake! Also, bonus points for getting a really nice icing to cake ratio.

I’ve wanted to make a gluten-free pumpkin cake roll for years now, but I was intimidated. I mean, you know how gluten-free products have a reputation for being dry, cracking, crumbling, and all that nasty stuff.

But you don’t have to worry about that with this recipe. In fact, even the tightest part of the roll stayed springy and flexible, just like a cake roll should.

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Roll

Author: Elise

Ingredients

3/4 cup gluten-free flour mix
1/2 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum (omit if your blend already contains it)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
2/3 cup pure packed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing Ingredients:
1/4 cup powdered sugar, for sprinkling
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
2-3 cups powdered’ sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375°
Grease a 15 x 11 inch jelly roll pan. Line it with parchment paper, then grease again. Sprinkle some extra flour on the greased paper, and tap it around to evenly distribute it. Set the pan aside.
Mix first seven ingredients together in a large bowl
In a smaller bowl, whisk eggs, and stir in pumpkin and sugar
Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients, and mix until well blended.
Pour into the prepared jelly roll pan
Tap pan on your counter until batter is evenly distributed.
Place pan in the center of preheated oven
Bake 15 minutes
While the cake is baking, sprinkle 1/4 cup of powdered sugar on a tea towel
After the cake is finished baking, turn it immediately onto the sugared tea towel.
Roll up the cake in the towel, starting at the narrow end
Let cool
While the cake is cooling, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar together until smooth.
Unroll cooled cake and spread cream cheese icing over it.
Re-roll and wrap tightly in plastic wrap
Refrigerate at least one hour
Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, slice thickly, and serve