Chocolate Cherry Yule Log Cake | Soft, Creamy & Show-Stopping for the Holidays 
This one’s a true holiday centerpiece — rich chocolate sponge rolled with whipped cream and topped with bright cherries and swirls of frosting. Every slice is a little celebration! 
Ingredients:
For the Chocolate Sponge Cake:
4 large eggs
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
For the Filling:
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
Topping:
Whipped cream (for decorating)
Cherries (fresh or jarred)
Optional: chocolate shavings or drizzle
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 10×15” jelly roll pan with parchment.
Whip eggs and sugar with a hand mixer for 5–6 minutes, until thick and pale. Mix in vanilla.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt and gently fold into egg mixture. Don’t overmix!
Pour into pan and spread evenly. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until sponge springs back when touched.
Roll cake immediately: While warm, invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar. Peel off parchment, roll up gently with the towel, and let cool.
Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Unroll cooled cake and spread filling evenly.
Roll back up and place seam-side down on a platter. Frost with whipped cream, decorate with cherries and drizzle with melted chocolate or curls.
Try this next time Add a layer of cherry jam under the whipped cream for extra flavor!
Add a layer of cherry jam under the whipped cream for extra flavor!This one reminds me of Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s — she always made a chocolate log, and we’d sneak slices before dinner 
Who else makes a Yule Log during the holidays?
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