Chocolate Yule Log

Ingredients

Sponge
3	Eggs
75g/3oz	Caster Sugar
1tbsp	Cocoa
50g/2oz	Self Raising White Flour
Filling
50g/2oz	Butter
75g/3oz	Icing Sugar
1tbsp	Cocoa Powder
50g/2oz	Milk Chocolate Flakes
Icing
75g/3oz	Butter
75g/3oz	Icing Sugar
75g/3oz	Plain Chocolate

Method

1. Beat together the eggs & sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in the cocoa and flour.
3. Pour into an oiled and lined 20x30cm/9x12" baking tray.
4. Bake in a pre heated oven for 10/12 minutes.
5. Turn out hot cake onto clean tea towel.
6. Remove the lining paper and roll up the sponge in the cloth to cool.
7. To make the filling mix together the butter, icing sugar and cocoa.
8. Unroll the sponge, cover with filling & roll up again.
9. To make the icing, cream together the butter and icing sugar.
10. Gently melt the chocolate then mix this into the icing.
11. Cover sponge with the chocolate icing using a fork to create a log texture.

 

 

Temperature & cooking time:
200°C/Fan180°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 10/12mins

Dietary status:
Nut free, Soya free, Vegetarian.

Please note: Dietary status is a guideline only. If you have a food allergy, please check the suitability of your ingredients.