Ginger Spice Roll

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• powdered sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f. grease a 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan. line pan with parchment paper and grease; dust pan with flour.
• 2 beat egg yolks for 4 minutes in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until thick and lemony. add butter and molasses and beat 1 minute.
• 3 in a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. add sugar, beating until soft peaks form. fold in egg yolk mixture.
• 4 sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. fold into egg mixture until blended.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan. bake 10 to 12 minutes until cake is golden and edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• 6 dust a clean linen towel with powdered sugar. invert cake onto towel and peel off parchment paper. gently roll cake with towel. allow to cool.
• 7 meanwhile make filling.
• 8 beat cream cheese and butter in medium bowl. stir in powdered sugar, vanilla, ginger and cinnamon until smooth.
• 9 unroll cake and spread with filling. roll back up and sprinkle with more powdered sugar.
• 10 slice thin to serve.
• 11 s.