Decorating a swiss roll to make a chocolate log

leni

As part of the crafts sessions I'm running, we will soon be making and decorating a chocolate log. This will be a cheap 14p chocolate swiss roll from tesco/asda. I will then make a BIG batch of chocolate buttercream (we have 10 kids in the session plus 4 adults).

The Swiss Roll will then be covered in chocolate buttercream and a fork used to make log markings. The kids will then be making icing/maripans holly, snowmen, santa's, rudolphs to decorate their logs to take home with then. Not to mention the icing sugar sieved snow!

Just thought I'd share the idea with you!

amosworks

Naughty. Now I am craving swiss roll and it's all your fault lol

sianb84

that sound a wondrful thing to do. hope the children enjoy it

Anastacia

Leni, your job always sounds so interesting. Are you employed or do you come up with these things yourself & get someone to run them. Either way, very enterprising.

plus, i'd really like a slice of choclate log now please

leni

I'm employed as a Community Development Worker which basically means I work towards getting people involved in things and making a difference to their own lives and the communities in which they live. I work with a specific group of people though some work across a geographical area or like me - which a particular group.

It can be all very exciting but sometimes it can be very draining. You often do things for no thanks and in effect if I do my job properly, I'll work myself out of a job because I'll have developed people enough and gave them the confidence to make real change without my support.

Thing is I have to go home and "try out" all these idea's - so I know they'll work.

This week we are finishing off these gremlin things and decorating mugs/photoframes.
Next week we are baking
Week after we are making chocolate logs (night before we have a christmas disco and game)
week after we are going to the cinema to watch Santa Claus 3

lellie

we did similar in school as a kid..

We also did something with smartprice mini rolls - we took a digestive biscuit and stuck on a roll end on - then added icing and decorations to make it look like a candle by allowing white icing to run down the sides like melted wax etc.

loopylass30

These ideas sdound great, im not the most creative of people but im gonna give these a try with my 2 boys

thanks

comping_cat

That is a great idea, i think i will do that with the little ones i look after, on their last day before xmas, will be lovely for them to take home something special that they have made!!!

embb

I made one of those at school years and years and years ago.....we had to make the swiss roll from scrtach too, but, you've given me an idea which is to make one with my youngest daughter in the next couple of weeks (I don't 'do' baking - but that's changing thanks to this site) so, Thanks for that

shimmigirl

I will have a go with my dd to, but unsure of how to make choc butter cream.

Marg / butter add icing sugar and then cocoa / or drinking choc am I right?
and any suggestions over quantities

JAMIEDODGER

i made one this evening at mother and child cookery class which i go to with my eldest son

we made the chocolate log from scratch which is really easy and then decorated it and filled it with jam and fresh cream

btw its now all gone lol but it looked great:)