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Yule log recipe

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LegoTherapy · 17/12/2024 23:18

I try to eat as low UPF as possible and after seeing the mile long list of ingredients in a store bought one I'm taking DD's suggestion and making one. I've never made one before but am a good baker and 99.9% of the time things are a success.

Can anyone recommend a recipe please?

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user1465146157 · 17/12/2024 23:24

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/yule logg_15656

Try this one?

I made one last year and it was nice and easier than I thought - definitely feels better knowing what's in it.

For the ganache, I thought the dark chocolate was too bitter but it's personal taste - I may have put too much in!

Annestree · 17/12/2024 23:35

Nigella's Yule Log
I make it every year and it's a big family favourite.

Yule Log

I know the recipe looks finicky, and I can’t promise it’s a doddle, but it works easily and you will soon find you are rolling chocolate logs without a care. In fact, if you have a lot of people coming round, and you can find a serving dish or board lo...

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/yule-log

Audouin · 17/12/2024 23:40

I also recommend Nigella’s

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LegoTherapy · 27/12/2024 13:12

I made the nigella one and it's amazing, thank you! It will definitely become a tradition. It rolled beautifully too. No cracks or messy bits.

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Nannyfannybanny · 27/12/2024 13:15

Ooh don't worry about cracks and messy bits, thats like a real wood log. I actually cheated,made a chocolate cake in a loaf tin. Shaped it after cooking, added chocolate icing in the centre, butter icing on top.

OnlyHereForTheChristmasBoard · 28/12/2024 23:25

I love the Nigella one and this was my 3rd year making it - it's actually really easy to do, and I'm quite clumsy and non-crafty. For those reasons I don't do the branch bits, but it still looks fab (imho).

Annestree · 29/12/2024 09:08

I’ve been making Nigella’s yule log for the past 15 years. Never fails. This year it lasted exactly 48hrs. DS tried to convince me to make a second one, next year I think I will.

I sometimes make it in the summer and decorate with strawberries and raspberries etc.
The chocolate buttercream is my go to recipe for other cakes too.

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LegoTherapy · 29/12/2024 11:21

I made mine Christmas Eve. Is it still ok to eat? It's just been wrapped in foil on the table.

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Chocolately · 29/12/2024 11:23

Send it round and I'll check if for you. 😋

Nannyfannybanny · 30/12/2024 15:52

Ah, I was just about to say I would be a willing guinea pig to test out the cake,mind you, Christmas eve and it hadn't been eaten, definitely poison,(of course I am joking)🤣🤣

Normandy144 · 30/12/2024 15:58

Yes it will be fine. She says you can make it up at least a week in advance. made mine on Christmas eve and still about a quarter left and still good to eat.

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