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a chocolate yule log cake with bark-textured frosting and powdered sugar snow, one slice cut to show the spiral, on a wooden board in a wide horizontal shot, pine sprigs and berries nearby, warm natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Yule Log Cake Slices

Soft chocolate sponge cake rolled up with cream and decorated like a forest yule log. Also cut into portions.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.25 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 0.75 cup sugar
  • 1.5 cups whipped cream
  • 1.5 cups chocolate frosting
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
  2. Beat the eggs and sugar until pale and thick, then fold in the dry ingredients.
  3. Spread onto a lined jelly roll pan and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.
  4. Turn out onto a towel, roll up warm, and let cool.
  5. Unroll, spread with whipped cream, re-roll, frost with chocolate, drag a fork for bark, and dust with powdered sugar 'snow' before slicing.

Notes

Roll the warm cake in a towel right away so it doesn't crack later.