All Recipes Yule Log Cake
Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
All recipes yule log cake. Firmly roll back up using the parchment to help you ensuring you have a tight roll. Use a fork to create bark lines in the cake then decorate with sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs. Cut a piece of the log off about 3 inches in length and use a little chocolate ganache to attach it to the side of the cake to make it look like a little branch.
Spread the chocolate ganache over the cake leaving the ends exposed. I also adapted the ganache by mixing the melted chocolate in with whipped cream because that s what my daughter wanted. Paul hollywood s sumptuous chocolate raspberry and cream sponge falls somewhere between a yule log and swiss roll.
Arrange leaves cinnamon candies and snowmen on top of cake and around plate. Add a drop of. Carefully unroll the cooled sponge.
In a medium bowl beat the cream cheese with the confectioners sugar until smooth then blend in the vanilla extract and coffee liqueur. Using a small knife cut out leaves. Knead food coloring into marzipan until blended.
To assemble the yule log. In a large bowl whip cream 1 2 cup confectioners sugar 1 2 cup cocoa and 1 teaspoon vanilla until thick and stiff. For your next baking project try chef john s yule log or buche de noel a chocolate sponge cake roll filled with rich mocha buttercream and frosted with chocolate ganache.
I only cooked it for 8 minutes and it was definitely ready to come out so be careful not to overcook the cake. Line a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan with parchment paper. Spread a thin layer of buttercream across the sponge to the edges.