Christmas Log Cake

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a Christmas log cake? Prepare the products. First for the sponge roll. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator in advance so that they become warm, then the biscuit dough will rise better when baking. You can also add vanilla to the dough.

2. Step 2:

   

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

3. Step 3:

   

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

4. Step 4:

   

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

5. Step 5:

   

   Cover the baking sheet with baking paper. I have it in size 30 * 40 cm. Pour the dough on it, spread it evenly with a spatula.

6. Step 6:

   

   Bake the sponge cake in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for about 15 minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Turn the hot biscuit onto a clean towel and remove the paper from it.

8. Step 8:

   

   Wrap the biscuit in a roll with a towel and leave to cool in this form.

10. Step 9:

    

    Carefully unwrap the cooled roll and release it from the towel. It turns out to be very tender and may crack a little at the same time. It's okay, it won't affect the taste in any way. If your biscuit turned out to be dry, then you can soak it with sugar syrup.

11. Step 10:

    

    While the roll is cooling, prepare the cream. Prepare the products for him. Choose the best quality oil, without vegetable fats, corresponding to GOST. Take it out of the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. Condensed milk can be taken either plain or boiled.

12. Step 11:

    

    How to make a cream? Put the soft butter in a bowl and start beating it with a mixer. Add condensed milk to the butter in portions, continuing to beat. Beat the cream until fluffy and smooth. Pour cocoa into it, stir.

13. Step 12:

    

    Smear the sponge cake with cream, leave about a third of the cream to decorate the top. Put pieces of peeled banana on one edge.

14. Step 13:

    

    Spin the roll. Cut off the uneven dry ends. Put it away for a few hours in the refrigerator for impregnation.

15. Step 14:

    

    Then remove the roll from the refrigerator. Take the rest of the cream, you can add a little more cocoa to it for color. Spread the cream over the top of the roll. Leave a small amount of cream again. Cut off the ends of the roll from both sides and attach them to the sides, imitating branches. Smear the cream on the joint of the branches and all the slices of the log.

16. Step 15:

    

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

17. Step 16:

    

    When serving, sprinkle the roll with powdered sugar, imitating snow. You can decorate it with berries and herbs. Bon appetit!