Yule log

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

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

Europe
France
Cake
Mediterranean
Winter
Christmas
Vegetarian
December

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