Name: Yule log
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 8-10
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 25 g (¾ oz) skinned hazelnuts; 120 g (4 oz) caster sugar; 90 g (3 oz) plain flour; 25 g (¾ oz) blanched whole almonds; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) cream; 2 egg yolks; 290 g (9½ oz) unsalted butter, beaten to soften; ready-made marzipan, to decorate; 175 g (5¾ oz) caster sugar; red and green food colouring, to decorate; 4 large eggs; 30 g (1 oz) cocoa powder; 250 g (8 oz) good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, beaten to soften

Preparation info

Serves
8-10

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Christmas

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

Not only fun for children to help make, this traditional French Christmas cake is perfect for an indulgent tea time, and the adults won’t be able to resist either.

Ingredients

Sponge

4 large eggs
120 g (4 oz) caster sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to very hot 230°C (450°F/Gas 8). Line a 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 inch) swiss roll tin with baking paper. Bring a pan half full of water to the boil, then remove from the heat. Have ready a heatproof bowl that fits over the pan without touching the wa