Chocolate Yule Log
This delicious holiday traditional recipe comes from one of my favorite new cookbooks: Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes: 1485 Favorites from the World’s #1 Food & Entertaining Magazine.
Chocolate Yule Log Recipe
Yield: 12 servings
Prep: 65 min. + chilling
Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- ½ cup cake flour
- ¼ cup baking cocoa
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
MOCHA CREAM FILLING:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1-½ teaspoons instant coffee granules
MOCHA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1-½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon brewed coffee
- 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
1. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with parchment paper; grease the paper. Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on high until light and fluffy. Gradually add ½ cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to egg yolk mixture until blended.
3. Beat egg whites on medium until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Stir a fourth into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites until no streaks remain.
4. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the cake springs back (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes; invert onto a linen towel dusted with confectioners’ sugar. Peel off parchment paper. Roll up in the towel, starting with a short side. Cool on a wire rack.
5. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners’ sugar and coffee granules. Beat until stiff peaks form; chill. Unroll cooled cake; spread filling to within ½ in. of edges. Roll up again. Place on serving platter; chill.
6. In a large bowl, beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost cake. Using a fork, make lines resembling tree bark.
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