📖 Recipe: Yule Log With Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate Yule log on a a piece of wood. Pine cones around and a nutcracker in the back.

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📖 Recipe: Yule Log With Chocolate Ganache

Delicious chocolate yule log is easy to prepare & will be a hit at the Christmas table. Step-by-step recipe of the roulé cake and the chocolate ganache.

Prep Time40

Cook Time10

Total Time1 40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: people

Calories: 395kcal

Author: Mélanie

Equipment

Stand mixer

Ingredients

For the cake

4 eggs medium
¼ cup sugar 100g
2 tablespoon butter soft
1 teaspoon almond extract (or vanilla)
Less than 1 cup flour (more than ⅔) 100g
1 teaspoon baking powder

For the ganache

150 ml heavy cream ⅔ of a cup
200 g dark chocolate
150 ml heavy cream (cold) ⅔ of a cup

Instructions

For the cake

Preheat the oven at 400F.
In the bowl of the stand mixer, beat the eggs with the sugar until the colour is lighter.
Add the soft butter and vanilla or almond extract and mix until incorporated. Add the baking powder. Mix some more.
Add the flour progressively and keep mixing until smooth.
Prepare a parchemin paper on a baking sheet. (size 15 x12). Pour the preparation in it.
Bake 10 minutes at 400F.
Take it out of the oven and flip the cake on clean dish towel. While it is still warm, roll the cake with the dish towel.
Set aside and allow to cool.

For the ganache

Cut the chocolate into small pieces and place them in a bowl. In a small pot, bring ⅔ of a cup of cream to a boil and pour it on top of the chocolate. Stir until fully melted.
Add the rest of the cream (cold) and set aside in the fridge.
Once out of the fridge and cooled down, using an electric whisk, whip the ganache until you obtain firm peaks.

Assembling

Delicately, unroll the cake and remove the dish towel. Spread the ganache on it.
Spread heavenly the ganache and roll your cake. Cut the extremities.
Use the extremities to make a 'branch', spread the remaining of the ganache.
Decorate with sprinkle, chocolate pieces or mini Christmas items.

Notes

Remember to read the blog post where you can see all the step-by-step pictures.

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