To cut yule log longitudinally?

[Nimbostratus100]

Cut in half longitudinally, cut in half again longitudinally, so you now have 4 long pieces that each begin in one icing covered end, and stretch to the other icing covered end, then cut across the middle.

4 pieces, each with one quarter of an icing covered end and one eighth of the central cake

Surely that is the only way to do it? I was getting funny looks, and comments that yule log pieces are normally disc shape, but how can we each get a nice balance of cake and icing if you cut it all transverse?

OP isn't cutting slices that small.

Out of interest OP, how do you chop onions?

Yule log is just a fancy swiss roll, so just buy the miniature ones so everyone gets a couple each.

I feel unsafe just knowing this sort of ungodly behaviour occurs.

<faints delicately onto the chaise longue>

Thanks. Kids r crine now an chrismus is runed.

What is wrong with you?

no, two longitudinal cuts at right angles to each other, both going through the centre

1 longitudinal and 1 the other way. Basically just cut into quarters. It's still wrong!

There is no justification for this abomination.

This is what she means. 8 portions. Everyone gets a bit of everything. But its just very very wrong.

😂😂😂

I had never seen or heard of anyone doing this. But I sort of see your point!

If you do a longitudinal cut, then place it on its flat side, you can cut down the middle again longitudinally to produce four equal size and equally iced pieces. If you wanted more than four pieces, you could cut those across the middle (laterally) so each person only has one iced “end” but you have eight pieces that are the same as one another.

Interesting thought!

I could have eaten a whole Yule log in the time the debating of the cutting of the Yule log took.

My first attempt at adding a picture to MN.....

But not everyone wants an equal share of the icing. Some people find it too sweet and are happy for me to have the end piece if I haven't already snaffled it.

O look at you! Your picture is so much clearer than mine! Thank you

Far too many syllables in this thread. Its only a matter of time before the words "transverse" and "perpendicular bisector" are used. Please shush, all of you. Someone pass me the cheese.

This is just the sort of thread that keeps me on Mumsnet🤣🤣🤣

No, no, no. The Pagan pixies will come to cause mischief if you do it that way. Yule logs have to be cut into discs.

Unless it's the one I baked last year which didn't roll properly and was just a delicious mess of chocolate icing and crumbs.

Now, how would you cut said cheese?

Op, you just broke Christmas.

Fuck me Op.

I’d hate to see how you’d cut a Vienetta.

(Which are also single serve, FWIW).

No you savage. 🤣 Cut it properly.

DD made a Yule log this year (11) but didn’t make the sponge long enough … or maybe made too much cream. We needed up with a Yule prism.

No no no no no. This is right up there with eating a Kit Kat the wrong way.