Cake christmas log

8 servings
3 hours

How to make a cake Christmas log? Prepare the products. First for a biscuit roll. Remove the eggs from the fridge beforehand to keep them warm, then the biscuit dough will rise better when baking. You can also add vanillin to the dough.

How to make a biscuit? Wash the eggs well and drive them into a bowl. Be sure to wash your eggs before use, as even the seemingly clean shell may contain harmful bacteria. It is best to use food detergents and a brush. Start whisking the eggs with a mixer, adding sugar in portions. When all the sugar has been added, continue to whisk the eggs until light and lush.

Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder to the egg mass. It is important to sift through the flour to saturate it with oxygen. Then the pastry will turn out to be airy and will rise well when baking.

Gently mix the flour with the eggs using a silicone scapula. A homogeneous dough of the consistency of liquid sour cream should be obtained. Be prepared for the fact that flour may be needed more or less than indicated in the recipe. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the desired consistency of the dough.

Cover the baking sheet with baking paper. I have it measuring 30 * 40 cm. Pour dough on it, distribute it evenly with a shoulder blade.

Bake the biscuit in the oven, preheated to 180 ° C for about 15 minutes.

Turn the hot sponge over on a clean towel and remove the paper from it.

Wrap the biscuit in a roll along with the towel and leave to cool as it is.

Gently unwind the cooled roll and release from the towel. It turns out very gentle and can crack a little in the process. It's okay, it won't affect the taste. If your biscuit is dry, you can soak it in sugar syrup.

While the roll cools, make the cream. Prepare the products for it. Choose the best quality oil, without vegetable fats, in accordance with GOST. Remove it from the fridge beforehand to soften. Condensed milk can be taken both ordinary and boiled.

How to make a cream? Put the soft oil in a bowl and start whisking it with a mixer. In portions, add the condensed milk to the oil, continuing to beat. Whisk the cream until fluffy and smooth. Pour cocoa into it, mix.

Rinse with biscuit cream, leave about a third of the cream to decorate the top. Place pieces of peeled banana on one edge.

Twist the roll. Cut off the uneven dry ends. Put it away for a few hours in the fridge for soaking.

Then remove the roll from the fridge. Take leftover cream, you can add some more cocoa to it for colour. Cream the top of the roll. Leave a small amount of cream again. Cut off the tips of the roll on both sides and apply them on the sides, imitating branches. Apply cream to the joint & quot; branches & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot; & quot;

Using a fork, make a pattern on the log, imitating the bark of a tree. Put the roll back in the fridge for half an hour.

When serving, sprinkle the roll with icing sugar to simulate the snow. You can decorate it with berries and herbs. Enjoy your meal!