chocolate yule log recipe with real chocolate NOT cocoa powder please anyone?

weezl74

Hi there,

The title says it all really, but I'd be very grateful to know if anyone has successfully made a yule log without cocoa powder, only real chocolate.

Many thanks!

Weezl x

MrsBartolozzi

http://www.donogh.com/cooking/holiday/yulelog.shtml


Here's a recipe, I've never tried it though, sorry.

or this one:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolateyulelog_93127

MrsE_2

weezl74 wrote: »

Hi there,

The title says it all really, but I'd be very grateful to know if anyone has successfully made a yule log without cocoa powder, only real chocolate.

Many thanks!

Weezl x

Starting early for Christmas:D

jackieglasgow

I would have imagined it would be difficult to do because of the texture you need for the sponge, to be able to roll it properly, and after a lot of searching through my recipes I found one, it's hand written and not by me, so I'm not sure where it came from.

2 eggs
1 1/2oz flour
2 oz cater sugar
1 tspn baking powder
1 tbspn warm water
1 oz finely grated chocolate

Grease a swiss roll tin, line with greaseproof paper and then grease the paper well.
Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs.
Beat the yolks and the sugar together until the mixture is creamy and thick.
Then add the warm water, and immediately after that the chocolate.
Whisk the whites stiffly, and add alternately with the sieved flour and baking powder, folding them in lightly.
Put the mixture in the tin and bake in hot oven for about 12 minutes.
Turn out on to a piece of greaseproof paper well sprinkled with icing sugar, and fill with your choice of filling and roll.
Cool.

There is no recipe for filling but I would imagine a light chocolate buttercream would do, I'm sure you could come up with your own.

zippychick

Weezl

Delias squishy chocolate log has been on my to do list for ages - let me know if you try it out!

I'll merge this somewhere later on

thanks
Zip

weezl74

thanks everyone! I made a version of this one in the end: http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/occasions/christmas/chocolate-yule-log-recipe_p_1.html

but with whipped cream as the filling.

It worked very well!

Mrs E you are right it is a very early start! but i have some lovely testers waiting to start it very soon so i need to be ready for them

carriebradshaw

that looks great weezl, I can't help myself but look at all the other Christmas recipes on there now, yum yum!