Ingredients
Cake:
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup golden brown sugar, packed
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin, packed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar
Filling:
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 cup whipping cream, chilled
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup English toffee pieces for garnish
- Additional powdered sugar, for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups purchased caramel sauce, warmed, for garnish
Directions
For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line a 15 by 10 by 1-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with nonstick cooking spray.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice into a small bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until very thick. Add the pumpkin to the egg mixture and combine at a low speed until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients and beat at a low speed until mixed. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry. Fold into the cake batter, stirring with a spatula, until most of the white streaks are gone.
Spread the batter onto a baking sheet and smooth out. Transfer baking sheet to the oven and bake until a tester comes out clean, about 15 to 18 minutes. While the cake is hot, dust generously with powdered sugar. Loosen the edges and turn the cake out onto a kitchen towel. Fold the towel over the edge of the cake and roll up. Cool completely, edge down, for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
For the filling: Soften the gelatin in the rum. Stir over low heat until the gelatin dissolves. Cool. Beat the chilled whipping cream and powdered sugar in a large bowl until peaks form. Fold in the gelatin and 6 tablespoons English toffee pieces.
To assemble, unroll the cake and sprinkle with 4 tablespoons of English toffee pieces. Spread the filling over the toffee. Start at 1 long side of the cake roll and, using the towel as an aid, roll up the cake to encase the filling. Place the cake, seam-side down, on a platter.
Trim the ends of the cake at a slight diagonal. Dust the cake with powdered sugar. Spoon some warm caramel sauce and the remaining toffee chips over the top of the cake. To serve, use a serrated knife to cut the cake crosswise into 1-inch thick slices. Drizzle more sauce on each slice and serve.

















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By emlife_7132406
Saint Louis, MO
on September 16, 2012
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Hands down - my husband's favorite. He loves pumpkin and usually wants pumpkin pie for his birthday. I make the recipe as written (but have been known to include a few extra toffee chips!. Very tastey!
By Chaplain Wife
Buckhannon, WV
on March 01, 2012
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This is a huge hit with the church crowd on our Potluck days. I used a cream cheese filling instead and it disappears everytime. :D Too rich for me, but with the crowd I go to church with, it's perfect. Thanks Paula!
By evelyn01
Boston
on November 26, 2011
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I made the cake part of the recipe just as it was listed. It was very easy to make and roll. I loved the smell of it baking too. I made a cream cheese filling instead of the one listed and served the roll with warm caramel sauce. It was the hit of the party.
It will be on the menu a lot this winter, I am sure.
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