Yule Log

Name: Yule Log
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice; ¾ cup (90 g) flour; ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon (115 g) superfine sugar; ½ cup (115 g) butter, at room temperature; 4 eggs; 1½ cups (170 g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted; Pinch of salt; 3 tablespoons dark rum; Butter, for preparing the pan; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; ½ cup (140 g) cherry preserves; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon superfine sugar, for finishing; 2 oz (60 g) dark chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

By Annie Gray

Published 2019

About

The yule, or yuletide, log seems to have originated in France and reached Britain in the last years of the nineteenth century. It was never as popular as a proper weighty fruitcake, but it was a lightweight alternative for those who wanted something a bit different. This recipe comes from Frederick Vine’s Saleable Shop Goods for Counter-Tray and Window, published in 1907 and aimed at