Chocolate Yule Log

Great flavor - mocha chocolate - moist and tender, but very rich.

My 16 yr old son prepared this for our family Christmas dinner, in part as an assignment from his French teacher. It has a very spongy cake made with 5 eggs, separated, and beaten egg whites. We had trouble knowing when the cake was done - it never bounced back to a touch, but seemed to be done (we cooked it 4 minutes more than the suggested 12-15 minutes).

A filling of whipped cream, sugar, and instant coffee was spectacular. Not too sweet, and it really kept the cake moist.

On top of the rolled cake, a mocha buttercream frosting was spread, and then textured with fork tines to mimic bark.

A great job done by my son, and a delicious cake (affectionately called "a piece of wood" by my kids). I almost missed getting a photograph - it went quickly.