EASY

HOW TO MAKE  A YULE LOG

This stunning Yule Log Cake recipe (aka a Bûche de Noël) is perfect for Christmas with a simple chocolate sponge cake, cream cheese filling, a whipped ganache icing and garnished with easy to make candy mushrooms.

 INGREDIENTS

CAKE: – ⅔ cup cake flour – ⅓ cup good quality cocoa sifted – 1 teaspoon baking powder – ¼ teaspoon salt – 5 large eggs room temperature – ½ cup sugar – 2 teaspoons vanilla – ⅓ cup buttermilk room temperature – ¼ cup vegetable oil

 INGREDIENTS

FILLING: – 1 ½ cups heavy cream – 8 oz cream cheese room temperature – ½ cup powdered sugar – 2 teaspoons vanilla extract GANACHE FROSTING: – 1 ¼ cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate – ¾ cup heavy cream – 2 teaspoons vanilla – ⅓ cup unsalted butter room temp – ⅓ cup powdered sugar

 INGREDIENTS

GARNISH: – Powdered sugar – Almond slices for the rough tree bark – Toffifay mushrooms optional: – melted chocolate – Toffifay candy – pretzel dipping sticks

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 11×17 jelly roll pan with parchment paper.

Create cake batter according to recipe. Pour batter (batter is very runny) into prepared pan and evenly spread the batter to all four corners.

Bake for 10 minutes and then let cool for 5 minutes. Then use a small knife to loosen the edges of the cake. – Using the parchment under the cake roll the cake up from the long side, not the short side.

Place rolled up cake, seam side down, onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Make frosting & then unroll cake.

Unroll cake and then spread frosting. Leave 1/2 border without frosting. Roll cake back up without the parchment paper. Chill completely, about 1-2 hours before decorating.

Prepare ganache and candy mushrooms for decorating. Once filled cake is chilled place rolled cake onto a platter. Use a serrated knife to cut one inch off each end of the rolled cake to give a nice crisp look to each end.

Cut log and position before spreading ganache, being sure to make a log look. Add decorations to log and set to chill.

To serve, arrange mushrooms around the Buche De Noel. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to make it look like snow. Serve cold or at room temperature.

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