Yule Log (buche De Noel) Mccall's Cooking School

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites, room temperature (appx 1 hr)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 dash salt
• confectioners' sugar

FILLING

• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

TO DECORATE

• candied cherries
• angelica

Directions

1. 1

   Grease the bottom of a 15x10x1" jelly roll pan; line w/ waxed paper; grease slightly.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 375.

3. 3

   In a lg electric mixer bowl, at high speed, beat egg whites until soft peaks form when beaters are slowly lifted.

4. 4

   Add 1/4 c sugar, 2 T at a time, beating until stiff peaks form when beaters are slowly lifted.

5. 5

   With the same beaters, beat yolks at high speed, adding remaining 1/2 c sugar, 2 T at a time; beat until mixture is very thick, appx 4 minutes.

6. 6

   At low speed, beat in cocoa, vanilla, salt, just until smooth.

7. 7

   With wire whisk or rubber spatula, gently fold cocoa mixture into egg whites just until blended (no egg whites should show).

8. 8

   Spread evenly in pan.

9. 9

   Bake 15 minutes, just until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.

10. 10

    Sift confectioner's sugar in a 15x10" rectangle on a clean linen towel.

11. 11

    Turn cake out on sugar; lift off pan; peel paper off cake.

12. 12

    Roll up cake jelly-roll-fashion, starting with the short end towel and all.

13. 13

    Cool completely on rack, seam side down.

14. 14

    FILLING: Combine ingredients in medium bowl.

15. 15

    Beat with electric mixer until thick; chill.

16. 16

    TO ASSEMBLE: Unroll cake; spread with filling to 1" from edge; reroll.

17. 17

    Place, seam side down, on plate.

18. 18

    Cover loosely with foil.

19. 19

    Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

20. 20

    TO SERVE: Sprinkle yule log w/ confectioner's sugar and decorate with red candied cherries and green angelica "leaves". If you can't find angelica, use cut up green candied cherries.

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    NOTE:You may make the Yule Log up to a week ahead and freeze, wrapped in foil. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.