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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"
PREP TIME  1 Hr 5 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 20 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 12 servings
    
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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

DIRECTIONS

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Dec. 28, 2006 by barbara
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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Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by PAL2K9S
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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Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2008 by Lynnea
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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