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Christmas Chocolate Yule Log

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Bring some magic to your Christmas table with this classic festive yule log! It’s a delicious showstopper made from a light and fluffy chocolate sponge, filled with zesty clementine cream, and finished with a satisfying crunch of royal icing. The best part? It’s easier to make than it looks! Roll up your sleeves, and let’s create a dessert that’s as delightful to eat as it is to admire.

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Christmas Chocolate Yule Log

Christmas Chocolate Yule Log

agnesgempackfoods-ie
prep time
40 mins
cooking time
8-10 mins
servings
8
total time
50 mins

Equipment

  • Oven

  • Weighing scales

  • Stand or hand mixer

  • Mixing bowls

  • 13” x 9” baking tray

  • Sieve

  • Spatula

  • Baking parchment

Ingredients

  • Chocolate sponge:

  • 3 large eggs

  • 40g Gem caster sugar

  • 40g Gem light muscovado sugar

  • 60g Gem plain flour

  • 20g unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon Gem baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Chocolate buttercream:

  • 250ml cream

  • 1 tbsp Gem icing sugar

  • Dash vanilla

  • 2 clementine zest

  • Icing:

  • 430g Gem Royal icing

  • 30g unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 80ml water

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 180C and grease and line a 9” x 13” Swiss roll tin with parchment.
2
Whisk the eggs, vanilla and sugar until pale in colour.
3
Sieve the flour, cocoa and baking powder & carefully fold into the mix.
4
Spoon into the tin, spread out and bake for 8-10 minutes.
5
Once baked, turn it out onto a sugared sheet of parchment paper.
6
From the long side, roll the paper up inside the sponge and allow it to cool completely.
7
For the filling, whisk the cream, icing sugar & orange zest until thick, keep cold until needed.
8
Unroll the cooled sponge and spread on the cream and reroll.
9
To make the icing, add the royal icing, cocoa and water to a stand mixer and whisk to combine, turn up the speed and mix on full speed for 6-8 minutes until thick and glossy.
10
Cover the Swiss roll with the icing and use a fork to make the designs along the sides to resemble a wooden log.
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