Everyone loves a slice of chocolate yule log at Christmas time and one made with love tastes even better. Why not add a couple of tea spoons of cinnamon or a few drops of peppermint to your buttercream for a festive twist.
Preheat the oven to 180˚C (fan 160°C, gas mark 6). Grease and line a swiss roll tin with baking paper.
Step 2:
Whisk the caster sugar and eggs in a large bowl until pale and light.
Step 3:
Sift together the flour and cocoa powder and gently fold into the egg mixture using a metal spoon. Pour into the prepared tin, tilting it so that it covers the whole surface.
Step 4:
Bake for 8-10 minutes until firm yet springy to the touch. Dust a large sheet of paper with caster sugar and then turn the sponge onto it. Trim off the edges. Make a dent 1cm from the edge and tightly roll up the sponge and leave to cool.
Step 5:
For the icing:
Mix together the icing sugar and butter, then add the melted chocolate and milk. Beat until smooth.
Step 6:
Unroll the sponge, spread over a generous layer of buttercream and roll up tightly again.
This useful video shows you how to roll a swiss roll.
Step 7:
Cover with the remaining buttercream, using a fork to create a log effect. For a finishing touch, dust with icing sugar.
Ingredients
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For the Sponge
125gSilver spoon caster sugar
3Free range eggs
100gAllinson's Self Raising White Flour
25gCocoa powder
For the Filling
150gMelted dark chocolate
300gSilver spoon icing sugar
150gUnsalted butter (softened)
1 tbspMilk
To dustSilver spoon icing sugar
Utensils
Baking tray
Mixing bowl
Sieve
Recipe Reviews
Sounds amazing ,but can I use a regular tray to cook this? --------------------------------- Hi, you really need a tin with similar dimentions to a swiss roll tin and it also needs to have a 'lip' to give support to the sides of the cake as it bakes. Good luck and happy baking :)
Sounds yummy.
What size tin am I using ________________________________________________ Hello,
You will need to use a standard swiss roll tin, which is approx. 30cm X 20cm or a few cm each side is fine.