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What equipment do I need to make this Black Forest yule log? You can also use icing/powdered sugar if you prefer. White chocolate: grated over the top of the finished Black Forest yule log to mimic snow.Holly leaves: for additional decoration on the cake.Cherries: to decorate the top of the Black Forest yule log.You can add more sugar if you prefer it sweeter. Icing/powdered sugar: just a little bit used in the whipped cream filling.Make sure to use double/heavy cream as single will not whip up as double cream will.

Double/heavy cream: used in the cherry liquor laced whipped filling for the roll as well as when making the smooth chocolate ganache to coat the outside of the cake with.

Black cherry conserve/jam: to generously fill the cake for a beautiful indulgent layer in the roll!.

Dark chocolate: used to make the rich dark chocolate ganache to cover the chocolate roll cake as well as the chocolate bark for the tree effect on the outside of this Bûche de Noël.

Vanilla: for delicious flavour in this Christmas yule log recipe.

In this cake, the butter is melted and cooled before it is mixed into the cake.

Unsalted butter: as with all my recipes, I like to use unsalted butter so I can control how much salt is in the bake.

Salt: enhances the flavours in the bake.

Baking powder/bicarbonate of soda: the leavening agents in this chocolate yule log, to give the cake rise and lightness!.

I prefer using caster over granulated sugar as I find it dissolves better when beaten with the eggs.

Caster sugar: for sweetness in the cake.

The eggs in this Black Forest roll cake are whipped with the sugar to a pale and delicate mixture, giving the cake a wonderful, light texture.

Eggs: forms the structure of the cake.

Cocoa powder: for all that chocolatey yumminess!.

#Black forest cupcakes with ganache full#

Plain/all purpose flour: I use plain flour here and add in raising agents so I have full control over how much my Black Forest log cake will rise.What ingredients do I need to make these Black Forest yule log? It became more an edible centrepiece when the log was hollowed and filled with sweets before finally being made entirely edible and into the Christmas yule log cake we know and enjoy today.

Eventually, as people stopped burning whole trees for warmth in their homes, the size of the yule log became smaller and turned more into a table decoration at the festive dining table. The were different reasons for this, from blessing a home to warding off evil during the darkest part of the year. Some centuries ago, yule logs were literal trees that were burned in people’s homes. Since Black Forest cake can only be so named if it includes this liquor, anything made without it would quite simply be a delicious chocolate cherry flavour instead! What is a yule log? Rather, it actually gets its name from the distinctive kirsch alcohol made from Black Forest sour cherries, known as Schwarzwälder Kirsch or Kirsch Wasser: cherry firewater. Laced with kirsch, filled with rich dark cherries and softly whipped kirsch cream, this decadent dessert is the perfect finale to a sumptuous festive feast! What are Black Forest flavours?Ĭontrary to common misconception, Black Forest as a flavour combination is not named after the region of its origin, the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) mountain range in Germany. My Black Forest yule log is the ultimate festive dessert, perfect if you want more than a traditional chocolate Bûche de Noël.