Chocolate Cherry Cream Filled Log Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CREAM FILLED LOG

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 15 1/2x10 1/2x1/2 inch jelly roll pan with foil; generously grease foil. Beat egg whites in large bowl until foamy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Beat egg yolks and vanilla in small bowl on high speed for about 3 minutes. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar; continue beating 2 minutes. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to egg yolk mixture alternately with water on low speed, beating just until batter is smooth. Fold chocolate mixture gradually into egg whites; spread evenly into prepared pan.
• 2. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Immediately loosen cake from edeges of pan; invert on to towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Carefully remove foil. Immediately roll cake in towel starting from narrow end; Place on wire rack to cool. Combine 1 cup pie filling and whipped topping; mix well. Unroll cake; remove towel. Spread with filling; reroll cake. Prepare chocolate glaze drizzle over top, allowing to run down sides of cake. Refrigerate several hours. Just before serving, spoon 1/2 cup pie filling over cake. Serve with remaining pie filling.
• 3. GLAZE-------Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa and water. Cook, Stirring constantly, until smooth and slightly thickened. Do not boil. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Gradually blend in sugar and vanilla.

YUMMY CHOCOLATE LOG

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Butter and line a 23 x 32cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment. Beat the eggs and golden caster sugar together with an electric whisk for about 8 mins until thick and creamy.
• Mix the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together, then sift onto the egg mixture. Fold in very carefully, then pour into the tin. Tip the tin from side to side to spread the mixture into the corners. Bake for 10 mins.
• Lay a sheet of baking parchment on a work surface. When the cake is ready, tip it onto the parchment, peel off the lining paper, then roll the cake up from its longest edge with the paper inside. Leave to cool.
• To make the icing, melt the butter and dark chocolate together in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Take from the heat and stir in the golden syrup and 5 tbsp double cream. Beat in the icing sugar until smooth.
• Whisk the remaining double cream until it holds its shape. Unravel the cake, spread the cream over the top, scatter over the crushed extra strong mints, if using, then carefully roll up again into a log.
• Cut a thick diagonal slice from one end of the log. Lift the log on to a plate, then arrange the slice on the side with the diagonal cut against the cake to make a branch. Spread the icing over the log and branch (don't cover the ends), then use a fork to mark the icing to give the effect of tree bark. Scatter with unsifted icing sugar to resemble snow, and decorate with holly.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CREAMS

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and milk over low heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in powdered sugar, nuts and cherries, mix well.
• Chill until cool enough to handle.
• Shape into 1-inch balls and roll in nuts or coconut.
• Chill at least 4 hours.
• Keep chilled.