Author Notes
This is basically a yule log made from a gluten-free (no wheat) recipe. It's incredibly light and rich. —kowley
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
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5 ounces
sugar
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6
eggs, separated
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3 ounces
cocoa powder
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A tin 11½ x 7 inches and about 1 inch deep, oiled and lined with greaseproof paper (also lightly oiled).
- For the Mousse Filling:
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12 ounces
semisweet chocolate
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3
eggs, separated
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12 ounces
heavy cream
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1 ounce
expresso/strong coffee
Directions
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Begin by making the chocolate filling. Break up the chocolate into pieces and add 2 T water. Melt in a bowl over simmering water or in a double boiler. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
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Next, separate two large eggs and beat the yolks, first on their own, then into the warm chocolate mixture. Let it cool a bit.
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Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the chocolate mixture. Cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
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Meanwhile you can get on with the cake. First place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk until they start to thicken.
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Add the caster sugar and continue to whisk until the mixture thickens slightly – be careful not to get it too thick.
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Mix the cocoa powder into the egg yolk mixture.
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Beat up the egg whites to the soft peak stage. Carefully cut and fold the egg white into the chocolate mixture – gently and thoroughly – then pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
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Bake the cake on the center shelf for 20-25 minutes until springy and puffy. When the cake is cooked, remove it from the oven but leave it in the tin to cool (it will shrink quite q bit as it cools, but don’t worry, that’s normal).
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Assembly: When the cake is quite cold, turn it out onto an oblong of greaseproof paper which has been liberally dusted with icing sugar.
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Peel away the cake tin lining paper from the bottom of the cake (which is now facing upwards), then spread the chocolate mousse over the cake.
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Whip the cream softly and spread it over the chocolate filling.
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Finally, gently roll up the cake to make a log shape.
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