Description
Delectable chocolate hazelnut yule log delight brings festive French holiday magic to winter celebrations. Elegant rolled cake layers combine rich chocolate ganache with silky hazelnut cream, promising pure seasonal indulgence you will savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs (separated)
- 120 ml (½ cup) granulated sugar
- 40 g (⅓ cup) all-purpose flour
- 25 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 240 ml (1 cup) heavy cream
- 15 g (2 tbsps) powdered sugar
- 113 g (½ cup) unsalted butter (softened)
- 180 g (1 ½ cups) powdered sugar
- 25 g (¼ cup) cocoa powder
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) milk or cream
- fresh cranberries
- edible mushrooms or meringue mushroom kit
- edible glitter or snow
- fresh sprigs of rosemary or evergreen
Instructions
- Whip Whites: Vigorously beat egg whites, gradually incorporating sugar until forming glossy, stiff peaks that maintain structural integrity.
- Yolk Transformation: Blend egg yolks with sugar and vanilla until achieving a pale, silky consistency that promises richness.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Sift flour, cocoa, rising agent, and salt into a uniform, lightweight powder ensuring cake’s delicate texture.
- Batter Harmony: Gently fold dry ingredients into yolk mixture, then tenderly incorporate whipped egg whites, preserving maximum airiness.
- Baking Preparation: Distribute batter evenly across parchment-lined pan, creating a smooth canvas for the upcoming culinary artwork.
- Thermal Alchemy: Bake in preheated oven at 350°F until cake demonstrates resilience by springing back when lightly touched, roughly 10-12 minutes.
- Shaping Technique: While warm, carefully roll cake within sugar-dusted towel, allowing it to cool and memorize its elegant curved form.
- Filling Creation: Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until forming luxurious, pillowy peaks perfect for interior layering.
- Cake Assembly: Unroll cooled cake, generously spread cream filling, then re-roll with precision, wrapping securely in plastic for chilling.
- Buttercream Brilliance: Whip butter with cocoa, sugar, and milk until achieving impossibly smooth, decadent chocolate frosting.
- Final Decoration: Retrieve chilled roll, position on serving platter, and coat comprehensively with chocolate buttercream.
- Woodland Transformation: Sculpt bark-like textures using fork or spatula, converting cake into rustic, nature-inspired masterpiece.
- Winter Finish: Dust entire creation with confectioners’ sugar, evoking a serene, snow-kissed landscape.
Notes
- Master Egg White Technique: Whip egg whites slowly and steadily, adding sugar gradually to create stable, glossy peaks that won’t deflate during mixing.
- Prevent Cake Cracking: Roll the warm cake immediately after baking while flexible, using a sugar-dusted towel to help prevent splitting and maintain smooth texture.
- Chill for Perfect Filling: Refrigerate the rolled cake before frosting to ensure clean, crisp edges and easier buttercream application.
- Texture Transformation Tip: Use a fork or offset spatula to create realistic bark-like patterns, turning the chocolate buttercream into a textured winter woodland design.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 341
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg