Chocolate Yule Log

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1138
based on 2 ratings

Chocolate sponge and cream filling with hidden raspberries, all covered with a luxurious chocolate ganache.

recipe updated Nov 10, 2025

Ingredients

  • Dark chocolate icon
    Dark chocolate
    200 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    110 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    110 g
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    35 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    ½ teaspoon
  • Whipping cream icon
    Whipping cream
    1 L
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    40 g
  • Coffee liqueur icon
    Coffee liqueur
    2 tablespoons
  • Raspberries icon
    Raspberries
    50 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    1 ½ tablespoons
  • Cranberries icon
    Cranberries
    as needed
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Swiss roll pan - large
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Work surface
  • kCook icon Serving plate
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Saucepan - medium

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Line a clean swiss roll pan with parchment paper
  3. Attach Whisk
  4. Add egg, caster sugar and vanilla extract to the Kenwood Bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted until light and fluffy - 4 min, Speed Max
  6. Then add all purpose flour, cocoa powder and baking powder to the Kenwood Bowl
  7. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 1 min, Speed 2
  8. Transfer batter to swiss roll pan
  9. Bake until skewer tests clean - 12 min, 180°C
  10. Remove from oven
  11. Let cool slightly
  12. Line a clean work surface with parchment paper
  13. Turn out cake onto work surface
  14. Roll into a log and let cool
  15. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  16. Attach Whisk
  17. Add whipping cream, icing sugar, vanilla extract and coffee liqueur to the Kenwood Bowl
  18. Mix with splashguard fitted - 4 min, Speed 5
  19. Unroll the cooled cake
  20. Transfer cream to cake
  21. Garnish with raspberries
  22. Roll into a log and trim the edges
  23. Place cake on serving plate
  24. Add dark chocolate and unsalted butter to a clean medium bowl
  25. Add whipping cream to a clean saucepan
  26. Heat until boiling - medium-high heat
  27. Pour cream into medium bowl
  28. Let rest - 2 min
  29. Mix until combined
  30. Cover with plastic wrap
  31. Refrigerate in fridge until thickened - 30 min
  32. Remove the chocolate ganache from the fridge
  33. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  34. Attach Whisk
  35. Transfer chocolate mixture to Kenwood Bowl
  36. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed Max
  37. Spread the chocolate ganache over the cake
  38. Decorate with cranberries
  39. Dust with icing sugar
  40. Serve
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