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Chocolate Yule Log
SUBMITTED BY:
Jenny Hughson
"This eye-catching dessert is guaranteed to delight holiday dinner guests. Chocolate lovers will lick their lips over the yummy cocoa cake, mocha filling and frosting. For a festive touch, I garnish the log with marzipan holly leaves and berries. -Jenny Hughson, Mitchell, Nebraska"
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PREP TIME
1 Hr 5 Min
COOK TIME
15 Min
READY IN
1 Hr 20 Min
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INGREDIENTS
5 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup cake flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
MOCHA CREAM FILLING:
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
MOCHA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon brewed coffee
2 tablespoons milk
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DIRECTIONS
Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with parchment paper; grease the paper. Place egg whites in a small mixing bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks on high until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to egg yolk mixture until blended.
Beat egg whites on medium until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Stir a fourth into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites until no streaks remain.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes; invert onto a linen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Peel off parchment paper. Roll up in the towel, starting with a short side. Cool on a wire rack. In a mixing bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and coffee granules. Beat until stiff peaks form; chill. Unroll cooled cake; spread filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place on serving platter; chill.
In a mixing bowl, beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost cake. Using a fork, make lines resembling tree bark.
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Reviewed on aug. 10, 2007 by PAL2K9S
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aug. 10, 2007
I made the cake portion of this recipe only. I just didn't have the time for making frosting from scratch! :) I've never made a roll-type cake before, and I wanted to impress my inlaws with something special during the holidays. I was surprised at how easy this cake was to make. The cake came out moist and light, and it rolled without cracking. I frosted the inner roll with a raspberry glaze and chocolate frosting. The outside was frosted with chocolate and dusted with powdered sugar. I even made little meringue mushrooms (dusted with cocoa powder) to garnish the log. No one believed that I actually made the log; everyone thought that it came from a professional bakery! And it tasted incredible, too. There were no leftovers whatsoever. This recipe will become a staple of my holiday events!
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I made the cake portion of this recipe only. I just didn't have the time for making frosting...
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Reviewed on dec. 28, 2006 by barbara
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dec. 28, 2006
Had lost my own yule log recipe and found this one on the internet. It was by far much better even my guests all wanted the recipe. Very easy to make and I not a great chef!
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Had lost my own yule log recipe and found this one on the internet. It was by far much better...
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Reviewed on dec. 25, 2007 by
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dec. 25, 2007
Fantastic recipe! I gave it four stars because I thought the frosting was a bit "powdery". I ended up adding some cream cheese to mellow it out and some melted dark chocolate to give it more of a chocolate umph! Might be better off using melted chocolate in place of the cocoa. The cake part was great - perfect consistency and rolled with no cracking or major breaking. The mocha cream filling was to die for! Make sure to sift the instant coffee. I added a splash of Kahlua as well.
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Fantastic recipe! I gave it four stars because I thought the frosting was a bit "powdery". I...
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Reviewed on feb. 21, 2008 by
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feb. 21, 2008
Loved this cake! Light, fluffy, not too sweet, and very tasty! The cake was far to fragile to roll however so I instead cut the thin cake into three strips and made a layer cake. Then, by icing the sides and top of the layer cake with the rest of the icing, I continued the recipe and it looked like a snow covered log with bits of brown showing through! It was a-mazing and although I also forgot to add the rest of the white, fluffy, creamy mixture (you'll find out what it is if you make this) to the batter after I added 1/3rd of it, but that's okay because it was so good anyway! Thank you for the great recipe! Everyone on Christmas loved it!
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Loved this cake! Light, fluffy, not too sweet, and very tasty! The cake was far to fragile to...
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Reviewed on dec. 29, 2007 by
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Arielle
dec. 29, 2007
Easy to make, quick to cook, but, maybe it's just me, or maybe I just didn't use the right kind of cocoa powder.. but it didn't taste as great as I thought it would. I made it for christmas, I have a big family of 8 people, and my mother and her boyfriend came down aswell.. and there were maybe 2 pieces of this cake eaten.. they loved the other two cakes I made... but this one didn't quite hit the spot with any of my family.
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Easy to make, quick to cook, but, maybe it's just me, or maybe I just didn't use the right...
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Reviewed on dec. 11, 2008 by
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ashathechef
dec. 11, 2008
I can't even tell you how wonderful I think this recipe is...Very simple and delicious...The first day, I found the icing too sweet also, but it seemed to settle down the day after. I added Amaretto liquer where it called for coffee. I think I am addicted, I have made 4 logs in a week...Yummy!
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I can't even tell you how wonderful I think this recipe is...Very simple and delicious...The...
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Reviewed on dec. 21, 2007 by
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cream_puffy
dec. 21, 2007
My review is for the frosting only! I would say it's mediocre--not great but not yuck either. Beware! I think it's SUPER SWEET. I halved the sugar and it was A-ok. Can't imagine what it'll taste like with all the sugar. The texture was good for frosting but there was a powderiness on your tongue when you eat it. I can't really describe it with words. I'm going to keep looking for another frosting recipe until somethings WOWS me.
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Reviewed on dec. 7, 2008 by
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dec. 7, 2008
I had never made a yule log before and foudn the instructions/process much easier than I always expected it to be. I thought the cake and filling were delicious; I used my favorite mocha frosting to ice it so I cannot comment on the frosting. We foudn that it tasted better the next day after chilling overnight in the fridge. Would definitely make again, probably day before.
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Reviewed on dec. 29, 2008 by
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luv2growkids
dec. 29, 2008
Superb Recipe! Tastes and looks like you paid way too much at an exclusive bakery! Cake rolls well and is tasty. Mocha Cream filling - Lovely - I added a rounded teaspoon of cocoa. Filling quantity was just enough to fill the cake. Next time I make this I will double all filling ingredients except the coffee granules. Think it will be even better with a bit more 'lightness' to contrast all the chocolaty richness. Frosting - Excellent - just enough to cover cake, I did not cover log ends. Frosting was a bit 'dry' to spread compared to normal frosting - but this lent itself really well to looking like bark. I used dark cocoa. Tasted great.
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Reviewed on dec. 26, 2008 by MJGOODALE
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dec. 26, 2008
I swapped the coffee for peppermint extract and crushed peppermint candies on top, it was excellent! I look forward to making it again with the coffee.
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