Yule Log

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Permalink Reply by Rev.Theresa Helton (Moonraven) on November 5, 2009 at 11:31pm

Beautiful Yule log! Very inspiring.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Surdam on November 7, 2009 at 2:02pm

Very nice! I think I may have been inspired!
Hugs and BB,
jen :)

Permalink Reply by Bar Wench Bettie on November 8, 2009 at 1:28am

I live in a small town surrounded by woods so I just went for a walk and found the stuff I needed.

Permalink Reply by Anavrin on November 9, 2009 at 11:26pm

Wow, that's beautiful! I love it!

~Ana

Permalink Reply by D/SlugWhisperer on November 20, 2009 at 10:44pm

Beautiful... I want to make one of these this year. I remember growing up, my grandma had one that was decorated with a little fawn and holly. It's been so long I can't remember what else but I do remember that the log was not real. But Yule logs always bring back fond memories of Yule when my grandma was still alive.

Permalink Reply by TygrzByte on November 21, 2009 at 9:35am

So beautiful.

Permalink Reply by Rev. SilentOwl on December 22, 2009 at 5:43pm

YULE LOG RECIPE

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup sifted cake flour
* 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 3 eggs, separated
* 1/4 cup milk
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* 1/8 cup confectioners' sugar
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* 1 1/2 cups whipped cream
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* 2 cups heavy whipping cream
* 8 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, melted
* 1/4 cup butter, softened
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* 1/8 cup confectioners' sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring
* 8 ounces marzipan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. Line with waxed paper. Grease paper.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. Beat together sugar and egg yolks at high speed until light and fluffy. At low speed, alternately beat milk and flour mixture into egg mixture.
4. Using clean beaters, beat egg whites at high speed until stiff, but not dry, peaks form. Fold one third of beaten whites into batter. Fold in remaining whites. Spread batter in prepared pan; smooth top.
5. Bake cake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until set, 12 minutes.
6. Dust a clean cloth with confectioners' sugar. Turn cake out onto prepared cloth. Remove waxed paper. Trim cake edges. Starting with a long side, roll up cake, jelly-roll style. Transfer, seam-side down, to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.
7. Unroll cake; remove cloth. Spread whipped cream over cake to within 1 inch of edges. Re-roll cake. Place, seam-side down, on serving plate.
8. To prepare frosting, in a small saucepan, bring heavy cream, melted chocolate, and butter to a boil over medium heat, stirring vigorously until blended. Remove from heat. Let stand until set. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake.
9. To prepare garnish, dust work surface with confectioners' sugar. Knead food coloring into marzipan until blended. Using a rolling pin dusted with confectioners' sugar, roll marzipan to a 1/8-inch thickness. Using a small knife, cut out leaves. Arrange leaves, cinnamon candies, and snowmen on top of cake and around plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Enjoy!

Permalink Reply by Mabon-Witch on April 30, 2010 at 11:44am

This is our Yule log. The whole family participated, The city had some oak trees trimmed and no one was using the wood so we gathered a nice log, my husband drilled some holes for the candles, and we decorated it. He lit it on the eve of Yule for us and some friends, it was a great party. We had to make a candle holder because the fireplace doesn't work anymore, ( we live in a very old house).

Permalink Reply by Carrie McCall on June 4, 2010 at 9:27am

I have been looking for ideas to make a yule log and this is simply BEAUTIFUL~~