Description
This festive gluten-free Yule Log is a tender chocolate sponge rolled with silky chocolate ganache, topped with a textured ‘bark’ frosting, making it an impressive holiday centerpiece.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz finely chopped dark chocolate
- Powdered sugar (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Whisk eggs and sugar to a ribbon stage, heated to 110–115°F (43–46°C).
- Whip the mixture until tripled in volume.
- Fold in the flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and salt gently.
- Spread the batter into a 10×15-inch jelly-roll pan.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until the top springs back.
- Turn the cake onto a sugared parchment sheet, peel off original parchment.
- Roll the cake while hot and cool it.
- Heat the heavy cream to just simmering and pour over the chopped chocolate, whisk until smooth.
- Unroll the cake, spread ganache, and re-roll it.
- Chill the log for at least 1 hour.
- Cover with chocolate buttercream or ganache, texturize with a fork.
Notes
Roll the cake while it’s warm to prevent cracks, and chill sufficiently to help the frosting set.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 160mg