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PREHEAT oven to 375u00b0F.
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Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper.
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Grease and flour paper.
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Sprinkle towel with powdered sugar.
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COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl.
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Beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until thick.
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Beat in pumpkin.
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Stir in flour mixture.
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If you'd like to create a spiderweb, pour some of the resulting batter into a separate bowl. Mix in black gel food coloring. Put the colored batter in a piping bag, then use it to draw your spiderweb in a parchment-lined baking tray. Bake for 3 - 5 minutes at 350F, then remove from the oven. (To see it done, check out the video at the top of the page).
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Spread the rest of the batter evenly into prepared pan, on top of the spiderweb.
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Sprinkle with nuts (if desired).
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BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.
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Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel.
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Carefully peel off paper.
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Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end.
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Cool on wire rack.
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BEAT cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and sugar in small mixer bowl until smooth.
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Carefully unroll cake; remove towel.
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Spread cream cheese mixture over cake.
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Reroll cake.
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Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.
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Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.
