Chocolate Yule Log

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A traditional festive cake for those that love chocolate.

Servings

Ingredients

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

Method

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

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

Dietary status:
Without Nuts, Without Soya.

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

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