This Yule Log recipe is creamy, chocolatey deliciousness. Just don't be intimidated by how gorgeous it looks. It is SO EASY to make. It starts with a boxed cake mix. Read on for the Easy Yule Log Recipe Using Boxed Cake Mix.
Yule Log Cake
1 box chocolate cake mix
6 eggs
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
For the filling:
1 8oz. tub of whipped cream
1 7oz. container of marshmallow creme
For the frosting:
1 14oz. container of whipped chocolate frosting
*You will also need powdered sugar.
Directions:
Beat eggs in stand mixer or with electric hand mixer for 5 to 6 minutes until they turn a pale yellow and are frothy. Add in cake mix, water and vegetable oil and mix until smooth. Pour cake batter into 12"x18" baking pan that has been lined with parchment paper and sprayed with baking spray. Use spatula to spread batter evenly across pan. Bake at 350º for 15 minutes.
Remove cake from oven and let cool 5 to 10 minutes only. Place a linen or cotton kitchen towel onto a flat surface and sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar. Turn cake over onto the kitchen towel. Remove parchment paper. Roll cake tightly lengthwise, leaving towel inside cake as it rolls. Place on cooling rack, seam side down, and allow to cool 30 minutes.
Prepare filling by mixing together whipped cream and marshmallow creme in large bowl. Use electric hand mixer to combine until smooth.
Unroll cooled cake and spread filling over entire cake top. Roll cake once more, this time using kitchen towel as a guide, but not letting towel get rolled into cake. Wrap tightly with kitchen towel and place rolled cream filled cake seam side down in refrigerator and let chill for 1 hour so that it stays molded in shape.
Take cake out of refrigerator and cut both ends off to reveal a sharp, straight roll. Frost with chocolate frosting and use fork or pastry bag with star tip to create lines that mimmic tree bark. Sprinkle with light dusting of powdered sugar to look like snow. You can also garnish with rosemary sprigs and fresh cranberries dipped in water and sprinkled with sugar to look like frosted berries.
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