A Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea – Pumpkin Logs

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Are you in need of a last minute gift idea? This one came from a friend of mine from years ago! When we were teenagers, her mom would make large batches of these and sell them at craft fairs.

The pumpkin log has sense become a holiday favorite of my husband’s as well as the rest of our family, and as long as you don’t over cook them, they make nice little Christmas gifts to those that are close to you. You can wrap them up all fancy in red or green cellophane wrap, or just wrap them in foil like I did and put a pretty bow on them. Regardless, they make a fun, festive gift. In fact, I’m going to have to go and get me a slice right now!

Here is the recipe in short and then I’ll post it with pictures:

Pumpkin Logs
2/3 c pumpkin
3 eggs
1 t. lemon juice
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. nuts (optional)

Mix ingredients together and pour into greased, wax paper lined cookie pan. Sprinkle 3/4 cup of nuts on top. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Dust a kitchen towel with powdered sugar. Carefully dump cake onto towel. Slowly peel of waxed paper. Fold one end of towel over the cake and roll loosely. Let cake cool until it’s totally dry. (We let ours cool overnight)

Frosting

3 oz cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
4 T butter, softened
1/2 t. vanilla

Mix frosting ingredients together. Unroll cake and frost. Carefully roll back up and wrap lightly. This will freeze well up to 4 months.

Now for the long version. I won’t repeat all of the ingredients…..

Mix ingredients together (and try not to get it all over the bowl, like me, lol!)

Pour into greased, wax paper lined cookie sheet.

Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Dust a kitchen towel with powdered sugar. Carefully dump cake onto towel.

Slowly peel of waxed paper.

Fold one end of towel over the cake and roll loosely. Let cake cool until it’s totally dry.

Unroll cake and frost. (yes this is a different one than the one above)

Carefully roll back up and wrap lightly.

Refrigerate, so that the frosting gets good and firm!

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Amorette DavisUser of the Free Freezer to Slow Cooker One Week Menu
Thank you so much! As a special needs mommy these recipes have helped us so much. I often am very busy with being a nurse for our child that I don't have time for making sure we get meals. This allows me to do all my prep on the weekends, while my husband is home to help, and to cook during the week. So grateful!
Linda SearsOwner of Freezer to Slow Cooker Menus
Sarah’s Freezer to Slow Cooker ebooks have been a fantastic addition to my meal plans. They make meal planning easy and my family happy. I love the way each recipe is laid out, with a shopping list and ingredient prep list, along with cooking instructions. Sarah’s done all the hard work for me! The recipes have used have all been delicious and easily adaptable to my family’s taste and the number of people I’m serving.
FranOwner of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebooks
I purchased all of your freezer to slow cooker ebooks a month or so ago and I'm in love with this way of cooking. I now have taken all 10 weeks of recipes and written them of my menu planner and then I repeated the 10 weeks and will continue to do so throughout the year. My family of 5 adults and 1 child enjoy the meals that you have planned and I have cooked and I'm excited that the next time when that meal comes due up in the rotation I won't have to purchase anything but just pull it from the freezer. Thank you so much

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rayzn2angelsfrom Freezer to Slow Cooker Series
This makes my life so much easier. I'm a busy work at home/stay at home mom, wife, business woman and I feel like dinner is always the thing I just never get time to do. We have done like 15 of the crockpot recipes from Sarah and they are all very yummy. They get a thumbs up from my husband and kids every time. And there is always enough for my husband to take the left overs at least 2x per recipe. I have a family of 5, 2 adults, 21, 13, 16. So it makes plenty. Thank you Sarah.
Dawn S.Buyer of Freezer to Slow Cooker Ebook Series
I am a 59-year-old wife and mother of two grown children. I love your idea of fixing a lot of meals ahead of time and then pulling one out, put it in the crockpot, and you have dinner when you get home. I hate feeling rushed when I cook so Monday - Friday I use those crockpot meals and make enough that we have lunch the next day. I take Sunday afternoon, fix up what I need for the week (I don't have a lot of freezer space so I do a week's worth at a time) and I'm done with it! Saturdays I like to try new recipes from some of my cookbooks which I am finding I can freeze as well! So you have shown me a whole new way to organize my time and still put a healthy meal on the table. Thanks so much and I look forward to future blogs.