This didn't work out at all for me. Having said this, I don't consider myself a seasoned baker in the least.... My neighbor makes a yummy pumpkin roll, but hers is a bit denser than I'd like and is covered with nuts (which I also don't like). After seeing my neighbor crank several of these out one afternoon, I thought it MUST be easy and set out to make the perfect looking pumpkin roll myself. I can't even BEGIN to describe the problems I had. First attempt: Followed reviewer Valerie's directions. Cake cracked as soon as I started to roll it. Undefeated, I decided to try again. Second (and final) attempt: Followed Angela's directions TO THE LETTER. When rolling the second time (i.e out of towel), cake cracked. Decided to cut a piece for myself to see how it tasted. Didn't find this to be nearly as good as any of the pumpkin cakes I've had before. Neither time did my cake cook thru in 15 min. (more like 20 for me). And, even tho my roll cracked, I was able to keep rolling it... somewhat. Whether perfect or not, I could tell there was NO way this was going to look anything like the pics on here. The takeaways from my experience are: a) make your frosting FIRST and refrigerate it while your cake is baking / cooling, b) line your baking dish with greased parchment paper (makes flipping the cake MUCH easier) & c) follow POOHBEC's instructions for wetting your towel. All in all, this was OK tasting, but the procedure needs a LOT of work on my end. Thanks anyways, Angela. :-)
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This didn't work out at all for me. Having said this, I don't consider myself a seasoned baker...