Gingerbread Yule log with chocolate filling and chocolate mirror glaze
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A gingerbread yule log features a spiced sponge cake rolled with a spiced chocolate mascarpone filling, then glazed with chocolate mirror glaze and dusted with edible glitter. The warm spices of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves give it festive flavor. A showstopping Christmas dessert.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 4 large eggs (separated)
- 90 g | 3oz soft light brown sugar (sifted)
- 90 g | 3oz plain (all purpose flour)
- 2 level tsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp mixed spice
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 50 g | 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted (or browned)
- a little rum or simple syrup for brushing over the sponge
- caster sugar for dusting
- festive sprinkles and edible gold glitter for decorating
- Chocolate filling
- 300 g | 10 1/2 oz mascarpone cheese
- 200 g | 7oz dark chocolate (melted)
- 150 g | 5 1/2 oz icing sugar
- 2 tbsp stem ginger syrup
- 2 globes stem ginger (very finely diced)
- Chocolate mirror glaze
- 90 g | 3oz dark chocolate (very finely chopped)
- 75 ml | 2 1/2fl oz whole milk
- 1 tbsp honey or golden syrup
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 28M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 8m
- Sodium
- 76mg
- Total sugar
- 40g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 248mg
- Calcium
- 85mg
- Iron
- 3mg
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- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 76MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.