Chocolate Yule Log

The tradition of the Yule log dates back to pagan times, when on the Eve of the winter Solstice, a log would be brought into the home, for the holiday fire. Splinters from last years Yule log had been hidden around the home to ward off evil spirits, and were used to light the log.

The Log would burn through the solstice night and smoulder for 12 days, before being ceremonially put out.

Take

Cake
• 3 Eggs
• 75g Castor Sugar
• 25g Cocoa
• 50g Plain White Flour
  Filling
• 50g Butter
• 75g Icing Sugar
• 15g Cocoa Powder
• 25g Grated chocolate
  Icing
• 100g Unsalted Butter
• 100g Icing Sugar 100g Melted Chocolate

Method

1. Beat the eggs until light and fluffy in a bowl until llight and fluffy, then fold in the sugar
2. Add the Cocoa and Flour and fold in in the same way.
3. Pour into a greaseproof lined 20 x 30cms (8" x 12") baking tray and bake for 10 minutes at 200°C (400 F, Mk 6).
4. Turn the cake out onto a clean tea-towel whilst still hot and remove greaseproof before rolling the up sponge in the cloth.
5. Whilst waiting for it to cool, mix all filling ingredients together.
6. Gently unroll cold sponge, cover with filling and roll up again.
7. Cream together butter and icing sugar, beat in melted chocolate.
8. Cover sponge with icing and create texture using a fork.
9. Decorate with fake Holly, and icing sugar

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