YULE LOG CAKE RECIPE/chocolate Swiss roll cake recipe

A "Yule log" (or bûche de Noël French pronunciation is a traditional dessert served near Christmas, especially in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Quebec and several former French colonies. Made of sponge cake to resemble a miniature actual Yule log, it is a form of sweet roulade.

The original "Yule log" recipe emerged during the 19th century.It is traditionally made from a genoise, generally baked in a large, shallow Swiss roll pan, iced, rolled to form a cylinder, and iced again on the outside. The most common combination is basic yellow sponge cake and chocolatebuttercream, though many variations which include chocolate cake, ganache, and icings flavored with espresso or liqueurs exist.

"Yule logs" are often served with one end cut off and set atop the cake, or protruding from its side to resemble a chopped off branch. A bark-like texture is often produced by dragging a fork through the icing, and powdered sugar sprinkled to resemble snow. Other cake decorations may include actual tree branches, fresh berries, and mushrooms made of meringue or marzipan.(source : wiki)

Today I'm going to share an easy method of making log cake. It tastes so good. So fluffy and soft cake rolls. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Eggs : 3

All purpose flour/maida : 1/3 cup/40 grams

Cocoa powder : 1/4 cup

Sugar : 1/2 cup/100 grams

Baking powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Vanilla essence : 1 tea spoon

Chocolate buttercream : 500 grams or as needed (recipe here)

Cherries for garnishing

Method :

Line baking tray with parchment paper and keep aside.(I used my baking tray which came with my otg)

Now take eggs in a dry bowl and beat it for 1 minute,then add sugar and beat it for 5 minutes.

Now add vanilla essence and beat it for few seconds.

Now take all dry ingredients in a seive and sift into egg mixture and mix it very gently in cut and fold method.

Now pour this batter into baking tray and spread it evenly.

Preheat oven in 180 degrees Celsius and bake it for 12 minutes or until it's done.

Now invert this baked hot cake on parchment paper and roll it gently and let it cool completely.

Meanwhile prepare your Chocolate buttercream frosting.

Now take cooled cake and spread it , and remove parchment paper gently.

Now put. Big dollop of buttercream and spread it evenly.

Now roll the cake gently and cut a piece of cake to give a log shape.

Now apply buttercream all over the cake and attach piece of cake on its side as shown in the pic.

Now apply buttercream all over the cake  and draw lines with fork to give it a log shape.

That's it, decorate with glazed cherries and enjoy!!!!

Pictorial :

Take eggs in a bowl

Whisk it for 1 minute

Add sugar

Beat it for 5 minutes

Now add vanilla essence and beat it for few seconds

Now take flour, baking powder and cocoa powder in a seive

Sift them into egg mixture

Mix it gently

Now our cake batter is ready

Line baking tray with parchment paper

Pour this into it

Spread it evenly

Bake it

Take parchment paper

Invert​ hot cake on it

Gently remove parchment paper

Roll it

Let it cool completely

Meanwhile prepare your buttercream (recipe here)

Now put a dollop of buttercream

Spread it evenly

Roll it gently

Cut a piece of cake like this

Apply buttercream well

Attach the another piece of cake

Apply buttercream all over the cake

Draw lines with fork to give log effect

Now it's done

Garnish with glazed cherries

Enjoy!!!!

Yummy!!!!!

MOLTEN CHOCO LAVA CAKE RECIPE

Molten choco lava cake is my family's favorite dessert. Especially my younger daughter jasra loves it a lot. Though she is not a dessert lover, she is a Big fan of this lava cake. Whenever I ask them," what do you want in desserts" She shouts lava cake!!!!! So I frequently bake these lava cakes at home. Recipe is so simple and easy. Taste.....hmm really heaven......

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Servings : 5 to 6

Ingredients :

Dark chocolate : 150 grams/3/4 cup

Sugar : 1/2 cup/100 grams

Eggs : 3 to 4

Vanilla essence : 1 tea spoon

All purpose flour/maida : 1/2 cup

Butter : 80 grams(recipe here)

Salt : 1 pinch

Method :

Take ramakins, grease butter well and dust it with flour or cocoa powder and keep a side.

Take eggs in a bowl whisk it well and Sugar and vanilla essence,whisk it well for few minutes and keep a side.

Meanwhile, take butter and grated chocolate in a bowl and melt it slowly in a double boiler.

Now add this melted chocolate slowly into egg mixture and whisk it well.

Now add sifted flour and mix it well without lumps.spoon this mixture into ramakins.

Now bake them at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven.(preheat oven in 180 degrees)

Now let them cool for some time,run a knife around the the cake and demould slowly.

Now yummy chocolate lava cake is ready, serve hot or warm.

Pictorial :

Grease butter to y ramakins

Dust was cocoa powder or flour

Take eggs in bowl

Whisk it well

Add sugar

Add vanilla essence

Whisk it for few minutes

Meanwhile,Take chocolate and butter in a bowl

Put this on a double boiler

Melt it slowly

Now it's melted

Pour this into egg mixture

Mix it well

Add flour

Mix without lumps

Spoon this into greased ramakins

Bake it

Invert into a plate

Serve his or warm!!!!