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For the cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 15x10 inch jelly roll pan, and then line with wax paper.
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Also grease and flour the paper.
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Sprinkle a thin cotton kitchen towel (a no lint type) with powdered sugar.
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Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a small bowl.
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Beat eggs, and sugar in a larger mixer bowl until thick.
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Beat in pumpkin.
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Stir in the flour mixture.
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Spread evenly into pan.
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(optional sprinkle with nuts).
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Bake for 13-15 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 wax paper, and sprinkle top of cake with more powdered sugar (to help keep the towel or cake from sticking together) Then roll the cake and towel up together(starting from the narrow end) Cool completely on a wire rack.
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For Filling: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a small bowl until smooth.
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Carefully unroll the cake, remove towel.
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Spread filling over the whole cake, covering the entire top.
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Reroll the cake, and then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
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Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving if desired.
