YULE LOG

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This holiday, pull out all the stops by making a yule log cake recipe. In 19th-century France, people would cut down a tree to burn throughout the Christmas season. Later on, folks sweetened the idea by making cakes that resembled the logs. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 large eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 can (16 ounces) coconut-pecan frosting
1 can (16 ounces) milk chocolate frosting, divided
Optional: Large marshmallows, mini marshmallows and baking cocoa

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat egg yolks, sugar and vanilla on high until thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in chocolate and water until blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. , In another bowl, beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form. Fold in the chocolate mixture. Spread evenly in a greased and floured 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, sprinkle a kitchen towel with confectioners' sugar. Invert cake onto the towel. Starting from a short end, roll up cake in the towel. Place seam side down on a wire rack to cool completely. , Unroll cake; spread coconut-pecan frosting to within 1 in. of edges; roll up cake without the towel. Cut and reserve a narrow diagonal slice from each end of the cake. Attach diagonal cake slices with a little of the chocolate frosting to opposite sides of cake. With remaining chocolate frosting, frost the top and side of the cake. With the tines of a fork, make strokes in the frosting to resemble bark on a tree trunk. , For the mushrooms, half large marshmallows widthwise for mushroom caps. Attach cut side of caps to mini marshmallows for stems. Dust tops of mushrooms and log with cocoa; place mushrooms around the log.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610 calories, Fat 30g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 106mg cholesterol, Sodium 337mg sodium, Carbohydrate 80g carbohydrate (64g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

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