Homemade Chocolate Yule Log

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• Ingredients
• 10 Eggs - Separated
• 2 C Powdered Sugar
• 8 Tbsp Cocoa
• 1/2 C Flour
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• Pinch of Salt
• Topping
• 12 oz Dark Chocolate
• 1/4 C Unsalted Butter
• Instructions
• 1. Preheat oven to 375°
• 2. Get 3 bowls. In one bowl sift the powdered sugar, flour, cocoa, and salt.
• 4. In the other two separate the egg whites and egg yolks
• 5. On med speed mix egg whites until stiff peaks form, place in refrigerator
• 6. Mix egg yolks on med speed for about one minute then start to add your dry ingredients little by little. Once they are fully incorporated fold in your egg whites
• 7. Spray a 1/2 sheet or jelly roll pan generously with release spray, place parchment paper on top of pan leaving about a 1" lip then spray with more release spray
• 8. Pour batter into pan
• 9. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes
• 10. Spread a dish towel onto table and place powdered sugar on top
• 11. Once cake is done cool for 5 minutes, flip cake onto towel and roll cake into towel
• 12. Cool cake completely, Roll cake out and ice with frosting, roll cake back up without towel
• 13. Over a double boiler or in microwave melt 12oz and 1/4 C unsalted butter. Don't melt until it's runny just until it's spreadable.
• 14. Spread over top of roll

bon appetit