Yule Log
- SERVES
- 10
- CHILL TIME
- 2 Hr
- COOK TIME
- 10 Min
After those pre-dinner nibbles and the big dinner, there's still a tiny bit of room left for dessert. Better use it for our easy and tempting Yule Log. Go ahead, chop off a piece and enjoy!
What You'll Need
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- Grated peel of 1 orange
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
- 1/4 cup milk
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 10- x 15-inch rimmed rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; mix well and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Gradually beat in granulated sugar, water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and orange peel until well blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture just until smooth.
- Pour into rimmed baking sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Sprinkle a clean kitchen towel with confectioners' sugar and invert cake onto towel; carefully peel off aluminum foil. While hot, roll cake and towel up jelly-roll style from narrow end and cool on a wire rack. When cooled, unroll cake, removing towel.
- In a medium bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, cocoa, butter, milk, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla until creamy. Reserve 1/2 cup of frosting and spread remainder over cake. Roll cake up again. Spread reserved 1/2 cup frosting over outside of cake. Lightly score entire length of log with tines of a fork to look like bark.
- Chill at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.
Notes
Garnish this by making marshmallow mushrooms. Here's how to make each one: Simply flatten a mini marshmallow and attach an unflattened one to it with a bit of icing, as in the photo. Try sprinkling a little cocoa on top and arrange on top of log.
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 279
- Calories from Fat 60
- Total Fat 6.6g 10 %
- Saturated Fat 3.7g 19 %
- Trans Fat 0.2g 0 %
- Protein 3.7g 7 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 68mg 23 %
- Sodium 173mg 7 %
- Total Carbohydrates 53g 18 %
- Dietary Fiber 1.2g 5 %
- Sugars 44g 0 %
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AuntKrazy
Oct 06, 2022
Just made this recipe this morning. VERY good and VERY easy! I love making pumpkin rolls in the fall, but my husband prefers chocolate, so this is PERFECT! Don't be afraid of making roll cakes. Here are a few of my tips let eggs warm to room temperature, let butter soften to room temperature, sift the powdered/confectioners sugar.
gabichris 4783389
Dec 13, 2016
I remember my mom making a yule log. I really would like to try this recipe. I hope I can be a successful as my mom.
MaryD58
Dec 09, 2016
I was always afraid to make roll cakes - thought it was too hard...but it's not! This looks fabulous!
luvtodream86 61199 21
Dec 08, 2016
Yum! I love a great log cake for the holidays! I pinned this recipe among other from your site onto my recipe boards so I can make for later )
mrsoc
Dec 08, 2016
How cute! I would love to make this, but I don't know if I would have the patience.
ajaxnwax
Dec 08, 2016
This looks really good...hope the kids leave me with enough drama free time to make this...Hit 'em with the Hein!
14earth 8182641
Dec 08, 2016
I am surprised that this recipe doesn't call for cream cheese. -/ It is gorgeous though but I do think I would use some cream cheese somehow. Not being a troll here! Just perplexed. hahaha! Hope that is OK!
adievert 4688921
Dec 08, 2016
Always wanted to make a Yule Log. This recipe looks easy. Will have to try soon
gideon1936 2506353
Nov 23, 2016
Just made this and unfortunately the aluminum foil stuck to the cake even with me spraying it with Pam So I made another cake and used waxed paper, greased and floured Worked much better.
tsbarkery 2529267
Dec 20, 2014
The white your seeing is the cake, the filling and frosting are brown.
shalin51 6067016
Dec 19, 2014
My question is the same as Betty Albrecht who wrote on Dec. 22, 2013 "Please advise how in the picture of the YULE LOG recipe shows a white frosting as the filling and yet the small remainder of that same frosting , in the picture, appears to be chocolate when applied to the top of the rolled cake log." I do not see a posted answer from the Mr. Food staff. Thank you. Linda Grady
godspoet 2383013
Dec 19, 2014
What I read is that you are to beat it until it is frothy not till it has peaks. so they you can use the whole egg.
balbrec 3333318
Dec 22, 2013
Please advise how in the picture of the YULE LOG recipe shows a white frosting as the filling and yet the small remainder of that same frosting , in the picture, appears to be chocolate when applied to the top of the rolled cake log. Betty Albrecht, Delavan WI
tsbarkery 2529267
Dec 20, 2014
What your seeing as white is the cake, the filing and icing are chocolate.
poseynancy1 986007 8
Dec 05, 2011
I take it that this recipe only uses the egg whites, since you cannot beat a whole egg to soft peaks?????
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