Classic Yule Log Recipe

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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
513
Calories
Total time
57
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 15 X 10 jelly roll pan. Line with a sheet of waxed paper. Grease paper as well.
  3. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
  4. In separte bowl, beat together sugar and egg yolks. Alternate adding the milk and the flour mixture into the egg and sugar mix.
  5. In another separtate bowl, using clean mixer blades, beat egg whites until stiff but not dried out. Fold one third of the egg whites into the other mixture. Then carefully fold in remaining egg whites.
  6. Spread batter into pan, smooth out the top.
  7. Bake for 12 minutes, or until set.
  8. While waiting for cake to cook, prepare whipping cream. Beat whipping cream with 1 tablespoon sugar until thick. Set aside in the fridge.
  9. When cake is done, remove from oven. Dust a clean tea towel with icing sugar. Turn cake out onto this. Remove waxed paper. Cut edges of cake to make a nice even looking rectangle. Starting with the short side, roll the cake up jelly-roll style. Transfer seam side down to a rack for cooling. (30 minutes).
  10. While cake is cooling, prepare icing:.
  11. In a small pot, bring cream, melted chocolate and butter to a low boil over medium low heat. Stir vigorously until blended. Remove from heat and let stand.
  12. On a flat surface dusted with remaining icing sugar, knead food colouring into each piece of marzipan, (as many colours as you'd like)until well blended.
  13. Unroll the now cooled cake and spread the whipped cream over it to with 1 inch of all sides. Re-roll cake. Place seam side down on serving dish.
  14. Spread icing over top and sides and ends of cake.
  15. Roll out marzipam with a rolling pin and cut into various shapes with cookie cutters or a knife. Arrange on cake. Sift a small amount of icing sugar on completed cake to make it looked like a light dusting of snow.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 512.96 Kcal (2148 kJ)
Calories from fat 340.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.87g 58%
Cholesterol 142.86mg 48%
Sodium 145.91mg 6%
Potassium 285.18mg 6%
Total Carbs 41.05g 14%
Sugars 28.53g 114%
Dietary Fiber 2.47g 10%
Protein 7.2g 14%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 137.5mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 320.32 Kcal (1341 kJ)
Calories from fat 212.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.65g 58%
Cholesterol 89.21mg 48%
Sodium 91.11mg 6%
Potassium 178.08mg 6%
Total Carbs 25.63g 14%
Sugars 17.82g 114%
Dietary Fiber 1.54g 10%
Protein 4.5g 14%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 6%
Calcium 85.9mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.9
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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