Bûche de Noël

A decadent chocolate roulade cake resembling a yule log.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour
• 0.25 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 5 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 8 oz dark chocolate

Method

1. Whisk flour, cocoa, and baking powder together.
2. Beat eggs and sugar until thick, then fold in dry ingredients.
3. Spread batter on a lined baking sheet and bake.
4. Roll the cake while warm and let it cool.
5. Melt chocolate with cream to create a ganache.
6. Unroll cake, spread with ganache, roll up and coat with remaining ganache.

Chef's tips

• Use a towel to help roll the cake.
• Decorate with meringue mushrooms.