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I've always wanted to have a go at making a Yule log and even though it was a bit last minute on Christmas Eve, Steve and I decided to give it a go!
I found this recipe on the Dove's Farm website and made it with their gluten free white self raising flour.
It was really simple to make actually! I was worried with gluten free flour that the sponge would crack and disintegrate when I attempted to roll it, but luckily it didn't!
We had to be a bit delicate putting on the icing, when it was unrolled, but otherwise it was pretty simple and Steve did a beautiful job finishing it off with a touch of icing sugar!
So, if you're feeling creative, see the recipe below (with my notes on what I did differently) and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!
Dove's Farm gluten free Yule Log recipe
For the sponge
3 eggs
75g caster sugar
1 tbsp cocoa
50g self raising flour
For the filling
50g butter (I used around 75g and found this worked well)
75g icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa
For the coating
75g butter (I used 100g)
75g icing sugar (I used 100g)
75g plain chocolate (I used 100g)
Method
- Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6.
- Beat together the eggs & sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the cocoa and flour.
- Pour into an oiled and lined 20x30cm/9x12" baking tray.
- Bake in a pre heated oven for 10/12 minutes.
- Turn out hot cake onto clean tea towel.
- Remove the lining paper and roll up the sponge in the cloth to cool.
For the filling
- To make the filling mix together the butter, icing sugar and cocoa.
- Unroll the sponge, cover with filling & roll up again.
For the icing/coating
- To make the icing, cream together the butter and icing sugar.
- Gently melt the chocolate then mix this into the icing.
- Cover sponge with the chocolate icing using a fork to create a log texture.
I saw this recipe too and am really pleased to find someone who has made it with their wheat free flour, I am definitely attempting this for Christmas
Gosh that looks perfect! 🙂