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Easy Christmas Yule Log Cake - Buche de Noel with chocolate ganache topping.

Easy Christmas Yule Log Cake

A festive Yule log cake that is chocolatey and easy to make, perfect for holiday gatherings.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: American, French
Calories: 335
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the cake
  • 4 large Eggs
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 cup Powdered sugar (for the towel roll)
For the filling and frosting
  • 1 cup Whipped cream or dairy-free whipped topping
  • 1 cup Chocolate ganache or chocolate buttercream

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Heat your oven and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Beat eggs and sugar until they look pale and fluffy.
  3. Fold in the dry ingredients gently.
  4. Spread batter evenly and bake until the top springs back when lightly touched.
Rolling the cake
  1. While it bakes, lay out a clean kitchen towel and dust it with powdered sugar.
  2. When the cake comes out, flip it onto the towel, peel off parchment, and roll it up from the short end, towel and all.
  3. Let it cool rolled up.
Filling and frosting
  1. Unroll gently, spread filling, and roll it back up without the towel.
  2. Chill it to firm up before frosting.
  3. Frost the outside with chocolate frosting or ganache.
  4. Decorate with lines to mimic bark and add any toppings you like.

Notes

Can be made a day ahead. Keep in the fridge, covered, for up to 3 days. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving for cleaner slices.