Hard
New Year's Eve
Bûche de Noël Roulade
French Yule log - chocolate sponge rolled with cream. Christmas tradition but perfect for New Year's too.
55
Total Minutes
10
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
40 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
55 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
6.00
Eggs
separated
0.75 cup
Sugar
0.50 cup
Cocoa powder
0.25 cup
Flour
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
2.00 cups
Heavy cream
0.50 cup
Powdered sugar
2.00 cups
Chocolate ganache
0.25 cup
Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions (13 steps)
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line jelly roll pan with parchment.
2
Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar until thick.
5 minutes
3
Beat egg whites to soft peaks, add remaining sugar, beat to stiff peaks.
5 minutes
4
Fold vanilla into yolk mixture.
5
Sift cocoa and flour, fold into yolks.
6
Gently fold in egg whites.
7
Spread evenly in prepared pan.
8
Bake 12-15 minutes until springs back.
13 minutes
9
Turn out onto towel dusted with cocoa, roll up with towel, cool.
30 minutes
10
Whip cream with powdered sugar.
3 minutes
11
Unroll cake, spread with cream, re-roll without towel.
12
Cover with ganache, make bark pattern with fork.
13
Dust with powdered sugar for snow effect.