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Christmas Yule log
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Plus cooling
- Easy
- Serves 10
Ingredients
- Plain chocolate Swiss roll (homemade or shopbought)
- 500g Chocolate buttercream
- 250g Chocolate of your choice
- Icing sugar
- Decorations if you want to add some sparkle
Method
- STEP 1Get your swill roll and give it a generous cost of buttercream.
- STEP 2Melt you chosen chocolate and pour it over your swill roll. Use a spatula to give a wooden effect. Leave it to set in the fridge.
- STEP 3Once set, use a skewer to engrave wooden marks into the chocolate. Sprinkle some icing sugar over it.
- STEP 4Add any other decorations of your choice, I prefer to add real holly leaves to give it a Christmassy feel!