Pumpkin Roll with Toffee Cream Filling and Caramel Sauce

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3/4 cup cake flour 1 -1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1-1/4 teaspoons ground ginger 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Six egg yolks Six egg whites

1/3 cup white sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

2/3 cup solid pack pumpkin puree 1 /8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting 2 tablespoons dark rum

1 teaspoon non -flavored gelatin 1 cup heavy whipping cream

3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 10 tablespoons crushed toffee candy

One (16 ounce) jar caramel ice cream sauce, warmed 1/2 cup crushed toffee candy

Directions

Preheat oven to 375-degrees (190 degrees C). Spray a 15x10 i nch-baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Sift

flour, cinnamon, ginger and allspice into small bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat egg yolks, 1/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar until very thick, about three mi nutes

with an electric mixer. On low speed, beat in pumpkin, then flour mixture. Using clean, dry beaters, in a

large bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into batter in three additions.

Spread into prepared pan. Bake at 375-degrees (190 degrees C) for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted

into cake comes out clean.

Place smooth (not terry cloth) kitchen towel on work surface; dust generously with powdered sugar. Cut

around pan edges to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto kitchen towel. Fold towel over 1 long side of cake. Star ting

at 1 long side, roll cake up in towel. Arrange cake seam side down and cool completely, about 1 hour.

To make the filling: Pour 2-tablespoons rum into small heavy saucepan and sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand

until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves, then remove from heat. In

a large bowl, beat chilled whipping cream and 3 -tablespoons powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Beat in

gelatin mixture. Fold in 6 -tablespoons English toffee pieces.

Unroll cak e, sprinkle with 4 tablespoons English toffee pieces. Spread filling over. Starting at one long side

and using kitchen towel as aid roll up cake to enclose filling. Place cake seam side down on platter. (Can be

prepared one day ahead.) Cover with foil and refrigerate.

Trim ends of cake on slight diagonal. Dust cake with powdered sugar. Spoon some of the warm caramel

sauce over top of cake. Sprinkle with 1/2 -cup toffee. To serve, cut cake crosswise into 1 -inch thick slices.

Serve with remaining sauce. Rec ipe makes 12 servings.

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