Yule log

Name: Yule log
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8-12
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 150 ml (5 fl oz) thick (double) cream; 250 g (8 oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 225 g (7¼ oz) unsalted butter, softened; ready-made marzipan and colouring, to decorate; 4 tablespoons plain flour; 3 tablespoons caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 egg yolks; 100 g (3¼ oz) caster sugar; 30 g (1 oz) bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder

Preparation info

Serves
8-12

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

The shape of this traditional French Christmas cake is inspired by the yule log that burns on the hearth on Christmas Eve. The yule log fire is said to represent the triumph of light over darkness.

Ingredients

Chocolate Sponge

2 eggs
3 tablespoons caster sugar
4 tablespoons</

Europe
France
Cake
Christmas
Chocolate
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

To make the chocolate sponge, preheat the oven to moderately hot 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Line a 23 x 30 cm (