How to Make a Yule Log Cake?

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C)

Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper and grease it lightly

Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale

Add vanilla extract

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt

Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture

Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan

Bake until the cake springs back when touched

Dust a clean kitchen towel with powdered sugar

Turn the warm cake onto the towel

Peel off the parchment paper

Roll the cake up in the towel from the short end

Let the cake cool completely while rolled

Make the filling by whipping heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla

Unroll the cooled cake carefully

Spread the filling evenly over the cake

Roll the cake back up without the towel

Place the cake seam-side down on a serving platter

Trim the ends for a neat finish

Make the frosting by beating butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and milk

Spread the frosting over the outside of the cake

Create a bark-like texture with a fork or spatula

Dust with powdered sugar

Decorate with berries, rosemary, or meringue mushrooms if desired

Chill before serving

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