prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 5 large eggs separated
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
- FILLING
- 2 teaspoons expresso powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 dashes powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- - 3 tbsp more or less for frosting consistency
How To Make mocha yule log
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Step 1Cake Place egg whites in a bowl and set aside. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Line a jelly roll large jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Grease the paper. Mix the flour, cocoa and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a large bowl beat the egg yolks until slightly thickened. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the sugar. Beat until thick and lemon colored. Fold into the flour mixture. Add the cream of tarter to the egg whites and beat until soft peaks form. Add the other 1/2 cup of sugar and beat until glossy. Fold into the cake mixture. Spread evenly on prepared pan. Bake about 12 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes then turn it out on a clean dish towel that is dusted with powdered sugar. Begin at short end and roll up jelly roll style. Let cool completely.
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Step 2For the filling Dissolve the expresso powder in the heavy cream and beat until it begins to thicken. Add the sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Unroll cake and add the filling roll back up and trim the edges. Set on plate seam side down. Place in fridge to get cold
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Step 3For the frosting. Beat all frosting ingredients together adding heavy cream until the desired consistency is reached. Frost the cold cake. Use a fork to make lines to resemble tree bark.
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