and a rich chocolate buttercream make this flourless Oat Chocolate Yule Log hard to resist. A spin on the traditional Christmas yule log, this oat chocolate Bûche De Noël is made without any ...

Leave for a few minutes then carefully unroll. To make the chocolate butter icing, melt the chocolate over a bowl of simmering water and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes. Cream the butter in a bowl.

Put the chocolate and coffee into a heavy-based saucepan ... If this cake is to be used as a Yule log the tendency to crack is a positive advantage: the firm skin will crack very like the bark ...

Using a palette knife, spread the buttercream over the chocolate log, leaving the ends uncovered. Use a fork to mark lines and create a bark effect. Place in the fridge until ready to serve.

This rich and creamy Yule log is not for the faint-hearted - it's a decadent triple-chocolate Christmas treat, but it's as easy as making a Swiss roll. This Christmas roll can be made two ways ...

The chocolate ripple also has another ingredient ... Cacao tastes milder to me so it works well as a coating on the outside of the log, but it’s not worth losing sleep over which one you ...