Thanksgiving Treats

This past weekend all my family who won't be around for Thanksgiving gathered for a dessert night. There was lots of good food. I of course could not decide what to take...so I took 3 things:)

Pumpkin Roll

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup canned pumpkin

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp lemon juice

1 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)

powdered sugar

Filling:

6 oz cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

Line a greased jelly roll pan with wax paper and grease paper. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs for 5 minutes. Add the sugar, flour, pumpkin, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, salt, and nutmeg; mix well. Add lemon juice. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan; sprinkle with pecans.

Bake at 375* for 15 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto kitchen towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll, starting with the short end and cool completely on wire rack.

In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients; beat until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling over cake to 1/2 inch of the edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on serving platter. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle additional powdered sugar on top before serving..

Serves 12

Turkey Cake Balls! They were really easy to make and everyone loved them!

Pumpkin Pie Dip

1 8oz pkg cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup pumpkin

1/2 cup sour cream

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp ginger

1 cup cool whip (thawed)

Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Add pumpkin, sour cream and spices. Mix until combined. Fold in cool whip until combined. Serve with granny smith apples, gingersnaps or cinnamon graham crackers. Store in refrigerator. YUM!!!