Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Grease and flour a 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
Sprinkle 1/4 cup powdered sugar on a cotton kitchen towel.
Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt).
Beat eggs and granulated sugar.
Add pumpkin and stir in flour mixture.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle with nuts (optional).
Bake for 13-15 minutes.
Loosen and turn the cake onto the prepared towel.
Roll up the cake and towel together.
Cool on a wire rack.
Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla extract.
Spread the cream cheese mixture over the cake.
Reroll the cake and refrigerate for at least one hour.