Chocolate Yule Logs

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How on earth do you cut them without the chocolate falling off in big chunks, please?

You need to cut bigger slices.

Are you taking brought ones or homemade?
Buttercream rather than chocolate makes them easier to slice (and is nicer).
Otherwise, hot knife?

Bought ones, with the chocolate-y ‘shell’.

However I try to cut it, I end up with naked sponge and a pile of chocolate pieces.

Hot knife

Use a very hot knife (dipped in boiling water) and cut slowly to allow the edges of the chocolate to melt rather than being broken.

If homemade then try a chocolate ganache. 50:50 dark chocolate melted and double cream. That slices easily, if you can get it on the yule log before you eat it all.

My other half bought me a slice recently and he’d scored the chocolate with a knife before cutting it. I was in awe 😂

Score first or use a v sharp serrated knife!
Or make your own. I make a chocolate log filled with sweetened chestnut puree, and I ice it with melted Nutella - which is not only much tastier but slices more easily too!