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Pumpkin Roll with Coffee Cream

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Light and airy, this low carb pumpkin cake roll is a delicious fall dessert. With only 3g net carbs per serving, it’s a perfect grain-free, keto treat!

Low Carb Pumpkin Roll Recipe  There’s a growing consciousness about where our food comes from, and how it’s grown and raised and brought to market, and I find myself thinking more and more about these things all the time. This consciousness took a while to dawn on me, which is strange considering I spent the first seven years of my life on a small farm in Ontario. We raised beef cattle, so I never fell into that trap of thinking that our food, our meat and eggs and produce, sprang fully formed from grocery store shelves. But as a society, we have distanced ourselves for many years from our food production and it can be hard to remember where our food actually comes from. Now there seems to be a profound shift in this thinking, and it is without question a shift for the better. Supporting small scale, humane farming practices benefits not only the farmers, but also the animals and the environment. I now try to be as mindful as possible when I shop for food, be it at the grocery store or the farmer’s market. I check out my labelling a lot more carefully, looking for the brands that support small farmers and healthier, more ethical farming practices such as cage-free and grassfed. I have often purchased Nellie’s Cage-Free Eggs, as well as their organic sister brand, Pete & Gerry’s, because they fit both these bills. You can read more about the Nellie’s story here (there really was a Nellie, and she was a hen!), but they were the first certified humane egg farm in the country. Low Carb Pumpkin Roll with Coffee Cream As someone who follows a low carb diet and loves to bake, I go through a lot of eggs. And by a lot of eggs, I really mean a LOT of eggs. Low carb, gluten-free baking typically takes more eggs than conventional recipes do, often two or three times as many. I also have a family of five to feed and we often eat eggs for breakfast. Or dinner. Scrambled, fried, or cooked up in a frittata, they make an easy, healthy meal. We probably go through an average of 3 dozen eggs a week. Given our high egg consumption, I like knowing that I am making choices that are healthier, more ethical and that support small farmers. I also love that their eggs are packed in recycled material. “This package used to be a plastic bottle”. Grain-Free Sugar-Free Pumpkin Roll Recipe This low carb, gluten-free pumpkin roll has been on my to-make list for a while and of course, it takes a number of eggs. I modelled the cake part after conventional pumpkin roll recipes, which have you whip the egg whites and fold them into a batter that doesn’t contain a lot of flour (or almond flour, in my case). This makes it lighter and airier, and a lot less cake-y. It also makes it a bit tricky to work with and prone to cracking, especially in the absence of gluten. I also did away with the heavy cream cheese filling and opted for a lightly sweetened whipped cream with a little coffee flavour. But OH MY, it was divine. It was so light and airy that it was rather like biting into a pumpkin-flavoured cloud. Or maybe a pumpkin latte flavoured cloud.

Low Carb Pumpkin Roll with Coffee Cream

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Pumpkin Roll with Coffee Cream
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Freezing Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs
 
A delicious low carb, gluten-free pumpkin roll filled with coffee whipped cream and made with Certified Humane cage-free eggs.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 207 kcal
Ingredients
Cake:
Filling:
Instructions
Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line an 11x17 inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Grease the paper very well.

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks on high with 1/4 cup of the sweetener, until they become pale yellow and thickened. Beat in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract.
  4. In large bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Slowly add remaining sweetener, beating until stiff peaks form.
  5. Fold egg yolk mixture into egg white mixture, then gently fold in the almond almond flour mixture until well combined. Spread into prepared baking pan and bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until cake just springs back when touched.
  6. Remove and let cool 10 to 15 minutes, then cover with another sheet of parchment and a large cutting board or another large baking sheet. Flip everything upside down and remove the top baking sheet. Very gently peel off the parchment paper on which the cake was baked.
  7. Keep the cake covered with parchment and a tea towel to keep in moisture as it cools. Let cool but don't leave too long before filling and rolling (should just be barely warm still, to avoid cracking, but too warm and it will melt the filling).
Filling:
  1. Whip cream with powdered sweetener, instant coffee and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Do not overbeat.
  2. Spread cake evenly with filling, leaving a 1/2 inch border. Gently roll from a short side, using the bottom parchment to lift the cake to avoid cracking as much as possible.
  3. Cover and freeze until firm. Remove from freezer 15 minutes prior to serving. Dust with powdered sweetener. Return any leftover cake to the freezer.
Recipe Notes

Serves 10. Each serving has 5.17 g of carbs and 2.1 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 3.07 g.

Food energy: 207kcal
Saturated fatty acids: 8.18g
Total fat: 18.08g
Calories from fat: 162
Cholesterol: 115mg
Carbohydrate: 5.17g
Total dietary fiber: 2.10g
Protein: 5.87g
Sodium: 150mg

Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Roll with Coffee Cream
Amount Per Serving
Calories 207 Calories from Fat 163
% Daily Value*
Fat 18.08g28%
Saturated Fat 8.18g41%
Cholesterol 115mg38%
Sodium 150mg6%
Carbohydrates 5.17g2%
Fiber 2.1g8%
Protein 5.87g12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. I am an animal lover and treating animals humanely goes without question for me. Whether it is your family pet or livestock, they all deserve kindness!

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  3. Low Carb and Gluten Free too. I am going to make this right now. So hard to find good recipes covering both GF and LC. Thank you so very much.

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  4. Because being a cruel, hurtful person just makes you ugly, inside and out. There are a multitude of ways to achieve an end goal, and the path you take reflects the true spirit of who you are.

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  7. Bring kind to others is great. If you are kind to people they will return your kindness.
    It would be a greater world if people would just take a little time to be kind . Even a simple hello or a smile would be great.

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  14. It’s cool to be kind because we are all connected in the ebb and flow of life. Kindness helps to offset all the things that happen accidentally and on purpose that cause pain. Kindness really does matter.

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  16. Being kind gives people hope of humanity. Kindness should be the forefront of humanity. 🙂 Plus you get back volumnes of kindness when you are kind to others.

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  20. I’m really lucky that a friend and coworker keeps chickens and brings me fresh eggs (duck too!). I would love to keep a few chickens myself, but Boston still does not allow it. I keep hoping for a change. Not just for the eggs – chickens have so much personality!

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  22. Being kind is good cause it can be so rewarding to yourself and others around you. Kindness is the road to take to bring happiness all around you.

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  34. It’s cool to be kind because it’s a domino effect. One kind act inspires another. Who doesn’t want to inspire happiness?

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  35. Being kind is good for everyone and everything. I think that being kind to chickens makes for better tasting and more nutritional eggs. Happy chickens = happy eggs! 🙂

    Hi Carolyn!

    I have a question- in making “jelly roll” type filled cakes in the past, I’ve rolled them up to cool and then unrolled to fill and re-rolled – does being gluten free make it so the cake won’t hold up to the unrolling once cooled and re-rolling once filled? Or is it that this pumpkin roll is lighter and not cake like?

    I’m just trying to learn about this new way of cooking and understanding so I might adapt some recipes that I miss.

    Thank you,

    Sherrie Lee

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    • The pre-rolling caused my cake to crack even more (in the absence of gluten) so I found it easier to just keep it wrapped up until mostly cool, then roll it once the filling was in it. It will still crack some, though.

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      • Do you think maybe it would crack less if I used a powdered sweetener instead of granular? I know granular swerve/erythritol has a tendency to crystallize when cooling, maybe the powdered form would help? I think I may try that out

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  36. Being kind is important because how we treat others (human and animal) tells others what kind of a person we really are. As far as food producing animals go, even if they are destined to be our dinner, they still deserve humane treatment through their whole life, including the end.

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  47. Great post! Our family is so lucky to have wonderful neighbors that give us dozens of amazing fresh eggs weekly! My 12 yr old daughter can tell when I have had to buy even the best store bought eggs. Thank you for this wonderful recipe as well. I take a Pumpkin roll to my parents house every Thanksgiving and was wondering what recipe I was going to use since I started THM. I will be making yours!!!!

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    • You are lucky! One thing I love about Nellie’s website is that they actually have a page devoted to having your own backyard chickens. I’d so love to do that.

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  48. It’s cool to be kind because that is what the Bible tells us to do! “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

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  52. It is cool to be kind because all animals and humans deserve to be treated humanely and with respect. Being kind is just the easy, cool thing to do!

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  54. Being kind is not only about the others… being kind truly creates a peace in one’s soul. Have you ever tried to be angry and mad when you are doing something nice for someone else? It seems as if the tension melts away. Kindness is a basic need for all creatures.

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  65. It’s cool to be because it is what God has commanded us to do! Thank you for the giveaway and the pumpkin roll looks awesome!

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  69. Its cool to be kind cause these lil chickens give us amazing healthy food…everyday! All they want is some sunshine and green grass to play in;) We have backyard chickens and I often buy Nellie’s Eggs when we run low (now!).

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  71. When you’re kind to others, including animals, it not only spreads joy to others, it improves your own life. You feel better about yourself and your feelings affect your immune system, so this improves your health.

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  79. My parents always taught me to treat others how I wanted to be treated. So, I try to follow their advice and be kind to everyone.

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  87. It’s cool to be kind because being mean or nasty is never ‘cool’ and being nice, honest and warm will always be the better way to be.

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  92. The mushroom and sage turkey and now this? Why Carolyn… anyone would think you’re… ON A ROLL!

    …
    (I’ll show myself out.)

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  95. It’s cool to be kind and VERY cool to find companies that go out of their way to bring more kindness into the world. That’s for addressing this!!!

    Also cool to learn you’re from Ontario! I’m from Richmond hill, myself.

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  102. The golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
    Do you want kindness? Then give kindness!

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  105. It’s much better to be kind because it brightens someone’s day, week, life, it’s great to see them smile or feel special, and it will come back to you in some way. If you want others to be kind to you…..be kind to all of them.

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  109. I like to buy my eggs from local farmers, but I really like the idea that supermarket eggs can come from humanely raised chickens.

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  111. I have always believed in the saying you get what you give. So kindness is always the first act I start with. You never know how another person’s day, week or life has been. Starting with kindness will get you far.

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  113. kindness shown to people with disabilities is so sweet to see & experience. my 4 yr old has autism & he knows exactly who the “kind” people are in his life. they make him try harder & smile so big!

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  114. All creatures (animal and human both) deserve humane treatment no matter what. How we treat others tells the world what kind of a person we are.

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  115. Treat others how you would want you or your loved ones to be treated . . . that is why you should be be kind.

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  120. When you are kind you think you are helping someone else, and then you find out that you have just helped yourself too. It’s true that what goes around comes around. My kindnesses have been returned to me a hundredfold!

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  123. I came across your blog via pinterest searching for low carb recipes and I haven’t been able to take my eyes off your gorgeous photos for the last half hour. I am starving now and so excited to try, well, every recipe you share. 🙂

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  124. Because it is good to be a great role model to your children and to treat others as you would like to be treated.

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  127. Oops, posted before saying, “it’s cool to be kind because it is God’s kindness that leads us to repentance.” : )

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  128. Being kind is more beneficial to everyone – you can make yourself happier, the people or animals you’re being kind to happier and the people who might witness and decide to be kind themselves. Being kind is the kind of spreadable virus we want to become an epidemic.

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  137. My parents always told me to treat others how you would want you or your loved ones to be treated. It feels good to be kind to others.

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  140. My mother was a kind person, both to other people and to the animals she encountered, too, both wild and domesticated. And I always thought she was pretty cool. I learned kindness from her example. When she passed, an amazing number of people told us how she had touched their lives. And that is very cool. I can only aspire to be like her.

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  142. The best way to explain how it is cool to be kind is to think of when someone did something kind for you – lent a hand, gave you a hug, sent you a card on a day that most ppl might not realize is a hard day for you, and you realize how much better it makes the world, even if one person, one little deed, each time – to the recipient, it is the whole world! I’m swooning over this recipe, I think it is the best recipe I’ve seen all year, never mind the added benefit of low carb or the gluten free. It is a show stopper. I’d love to make this.

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  144. It’s cool to be kind, both to people and animals because it is the right thing to do. You will feel better about yourself and you will be a better person becaue of it.

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  145. It’s cool to be kind because people deserve to be treated that way! Why wouldn’t you be kind to everyone? Isn’t that how you would like to be treated? Smile at people, hold the door open for them, say Good Morning or Hello, let someone go in front of you in the grocery line, let people in when they are trying to switch lanes. It’s the little things that can make someone’s day!

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  146. I would like to make it for Christmas but was thinking of more neutral flavor.. What could I substitute the pumpkin puree/apple puree for? Maybe an extra egg..? Thanks so much! Love your blog!

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  151. Because you never know what someone is going through and you need to set a good example to others. truckredford(at)GmaiL(dot)com

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  166. It’s cool to be kind because life isn’t just about myself. It’s about all the lives I touch including animals.

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  177. It is cool to be kind because everyone wins. You feel good about yourself, someone else feels good about you, and someone else benefits by being treated well and thus they feel good about themselves, too! 😀

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  179. It’s cool to be kind because kindness is the greatest magic there is. It produces smiles and warm feelings in others. And can melt the hardest heart.

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  183. Kindness is something we can all engage in, anytime and anywhere. Kindness is a choice. You don’t have to donate rare items to make someone happy, but in every single situation you have the choice to choose to act with kindness.

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  188. I believe that EVERYONE deserves the same treatment… I really dislike it when people are mean for no reason just to be mean. Whats the point in that :/

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  192. It’s cool to be kind because it shows that you can put others before yourself and it usually doesn’t take much to do the right thing for other people.

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  200. It is cool to be kind to people and animals because everyone deserves to be treated nice and with respect and care. It also feels good to treat people kind.

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  202. Because it will make you feel good and you may make someone’s day with your kindness

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  204. It is good to be kind because when you are kind you give of energy so that others are kind to you. Now this means kind to all creatures. I love caged free chickens because it bugs me when I find out that these poor chickens are shut up in a cage and can never see sun or breath fresh air. How sad.

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  206. I truly believe that being kind is the only way to live.Why people choose to be unkind is beyond my understanding.

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  212. It’s cool to be kind to small, local farms because supporting small family farms extremely important to our economy – local and large. Quality is always better and closer to your food source!
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  213. Being kind is what life is all about. It shows that you have a good heart and genuinely care for others. It can turn a bad day into a much better day for those that you are kind to and sometimes all that person needed was a little kindness to show that someone cares.

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  219. Being kind is an easy thing to do- you relax and feel good- and you make others feel better around you. It’s harder to be cruel- that takes screwing up your face in a scowl, and being mean . Its healthier to be kind, so do everyone a favor and yourself and be kind!

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  232. It’s cool to be kind, because we all wish we were treated the same way. If everyone in the world thought more about others then themselves, the world would be a better place.

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  234. It’s cool to be kind for lots of reasons! One of the big ones is, it makes you feel good! Also, kindness calls to kindness, so when you’re nice and helpful to someone, they pass that on to someone else and so on 🙂 It makes the world a better place for all of us when we all try to be kind 🙂

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  237. It’s cool to be kind because it makes your heart sing, and when your heart is singing your soul is singing. 🙂

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  246. It is cool to be kind because you feel alot better about yourself when you are kind to others rather than being mean!

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  257. It is cool to be kind because you should treat everyone the way you wanted to be treated
    it is good for your heart and your soul and will bring you happiness.

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  271. Kindness promotes peace and love….everything our world needs to grow and thrive. What we give comes back to us and the cycle continues. Kindness heals the deepest wounds.

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  272. It is our kindness that, especially when given unexpected or undeserved, leads others to examine their own hearts and to turn around and humbly share kindness with the next person. Grace and mercy flow from kind hearts.

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  273. Your recipe calls for “3/4 cup Swerve Sweetener, divided”. What do you mean by ‘Divided’? Is that the same as “Sifted”? I’ve done that with Flour, but not with granulated sweetener, at least net yet.

    David

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    • Hi David. No, “divided” means you use some of it in one part of the recipe and some in another. Read the instructions and you will see how the amount of Swerve is divided up.

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  274. I have a question about this pumpkin cake roll. It calls for instant coffee but we are not coffee drinkers so I don’t want to go out and buy it just for this receipe. Is there a good substitute or can I just leave it out? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

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  276. I am making this now, so I should have asked this question days ago. I will probably figure this out after I make it but I’m going to ask anyway. Your recipe says to use an 11” x 17“ pan. Are you supposed to spread the cake mixture out to the edges? With the amount of product that will be created it seems that will be extremely thin thickness when spread that far. First time ever making a roll of any sort.

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  278. 5 stars
    I made this last night. It tastes wonderful and I LOVE the coffee flavoring. I now have a learning curve for my next one. Thank you for pumpkin rolls!!

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  279. I just made your Gingerbread Roll and I was wondering if you have an update to this pumpkin roll recipe that uses gelatin to make it easier to roll? Also this pumpkin roll recipe doesn’t use cream of tartar or salt when whipping egg whites.

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  280. Hi Carolyn!
    If I wanted to swap the coffee with a flavored sugar free syrup, would you suggest using the same amount as the coffee or less? Maybe start small and taste test?

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  281. 5 stars
    Oh my, this is absolutely amazing! I made this for the first time ever and it was a hit. Mine definitely didn’t look like yours …I had a hard time rolling it and it broke. I’m gonna try again. I gotta get it right so I can bring this to gatherings.

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    • I’ve found a new trick that helps! Try adding 1 tablespoon of gelatin into the dry ingredients before you mix in the wet ingredients. It makes it more flexible.

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  282. 5 stars
    My daughter made this recipe a couple days ago, and oh my goodness… It was amazing! The filling was outstanding! We added brewed coffee instead of instant coffee and it was delicious! It cracked slightly when we rolled it, but nothing major. Needless to say, we will be making this recipe again!

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    • I want to try updating this recipe with a spoonful of gelatin in the dry mixture. In my experience, it can help make things a bit more flexible. I just haven’t had time yet!

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