Yule Log

I first learned about the Yule Log cake in my French class in high school around Christmas time. Its traditional for the French to make this cake. People decorate the cake to look like a real log. It is a hard cake to make but delicious to eat!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp of cognac or grand marnier
5 eggs
Ingredients for Chocolate Creme:
1/2 cup of sugar
4 eggs
2 oz of melted bitter sweet chocolate
4 oz melted butter
6 oz jam
Heat oven to 450 degrees. To make cake, mix 5 egg yolks with sugar
until the volume doubles and the preparation becomes almost white
(about 10 minutes).
Sift flour and add he egg mixture. Beat until smooth and add 1 Tbsp of
cognac or grand marnier. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until
stiff but not dry. Carefully fold beaten egg whites into the mixture.
Prepare a large jelly roll pan by lining it with well greased aluminum
foil. Pour the mixture into the pan and bake for 10 minutes at 450
degrees.
When baked, immediately invert cake onto a humid towel that you lay on
your table and remove the foil. Let cool 20 minutes. Moisten the cake
with a mixture of one Tbsp of cognac and 3 Tbsp of water. To prepare
the creme, mix 4 egg yolks with sugar for 10 minutes. Add melted
butter and chocolate. Stir until smooth. Spread cake with marmalade
and roll it up slowly. Ice cake with chocolate creme. Refrigerate 6
hours before serving.
Serves 8