Yule Log

Name: Yule Log
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 100g caster sugar; 75g self-raising flour; 25g cocoa powder; 200g dark chocolate, melted; 300ml double cream; 50g icing sugar; icing sugar and holly to decorate optional

A classic British Christmas Bûche de Noël — sponge rolled with chocolate cream. Rolling the sponge up while it's still warm, with a tea towel inside, trains it to hold its shape without cracking once it's unrolled and filled.

Total time

42 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

12 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

4eggs

100gcaster sugar

75gself-raising flour

25gcocoa powder

200gdark chocolate, melted

300mldouble cream

50gicing sugar

icing sugar and holly to decorateoptional

Instructions

Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Fold in flour and cocoa.

Bake in a lined Swiss roll tin at 200°C for 12 minutes.

Roll while warm with a tea towel. Cool.

Whip cream. Unroll cake. Spread with melted chocolate and cream.

Re-roll tightly. Dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

934

Protein

14.6g

Fat

63.1g

Carbs

80.9g

Fiber

8.3g

Sodium

216mg

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