"Christmas log"

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Original roll with chocolate filling and coffee cream. The taste is incomparable :)

Ingredients for "Christmas log"

Step by step instruction of cooking "Christmas log"

Шаг 1

To prepare cake: to separate whites from yolks.

Шаг 2

Beat the yolks with 2/3 of the norm of powdered sugar white.

Шаг 3

The beaten white yolks.

Шаг 4

Gradually add flour mixed with baking powder, stir.

Шаг 5

Thick batter.

Шаг 6

Separately vzbit proteins in a dense foam, adding the remnants of powdered sugar.

Шаг 7

Then carefully to enter whipped whites into the batter, stirring from the bottom up.

Шаг 8

Grease the baking sheet with butter, lay parchment paper and sprinkle with semolina (or flour).

Шаг 9

Pour the batter on the paper evenly.

Шаг 10

To get a thin layer.

Шаг 11

Bake at 200-220S for 10-15 minutes. The finished cake to put on a wet towel (well wrung out), cover with the second wet towel, gently roll the roulade and leave to cool.

Шаг 12

While the cake cools prepare the 2 cream.

Chocolate cream: chocolate to break into pieces, melt in a water bath.

Шаг 13

Brew a strong Cup of coffee.

Шаг 14

Add it to melted chocolate and stir. Allow to cool slightly.

Шаг 15

Separately, the yolks with sugar, adding the softened butter.

Шаг 16

To this mass add the melted chocolate and mix thoroughly.

Шаг 17

Whole nuts are split and add a bit of cream (leave the rest for decoration).

Шаг 18

Add the cream brandy.

Шаг 19

Mix cream with nuts and cognac leave in the fridge (not less than 30 minutes). The cream should be the consistency of chocolate paste.

Шаг 20

Make coffee cream: RUB the yolks with sugar.

Шаг 21

Add the softened butter and whisk.

Шаг 22

Separately, mix the brandy, boiled, and instant coffee.

Шаг 23

Coffee with cognac.

Шаг 24

All beat in a homogeneous mass. Also refrigerate not less than 30 minutes.

Шаг 25

The cooled biscuit to expand, brush with chocolate cream.

Шаг 26

Again roll roll.

Шаг 27

Roll need to cut diagonally on the ends and cropped pieces put on top (they will act as "knots").

Шаг 28

Form a log with "knots".

Шаг 29

Now roll to cover the coffee cream.

Шаг 30

The roll top is sprinkled with crushed nuts. Put 1 hour in the refrigerator.