The Debrief Kitchen Christmas Challenge: How To Make A Dreamy Chocolate Log

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Ingredients for the log:

Ingredients for the filling and icing:

Method:

1. Heat your oven to 200C/fan and line a Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.

2. Beat the eggs and sugar together using an electric whisk for until thick and creamy.

3. Mix the flour, cocoa and baking powder together, and then sift them onto the egg mixture.

4. Using a spatula, fold the powder in very carefully, and then pour the mixture into your tin. Then bank in the oven for 10 minutes.

5. Lay a sheet of baking parchment onto a worktop, and tip your cake onto this once it's baked. Peel off the paper, ad then roll the cake up from its longest edge with the paper inside. Leave to cool.

6. Right, now for the icing! Melt the butter and chocolate together in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Once melted, remove it from the heat and stir in the syrup and 5 tbsp of cream.

7. Beat in the icing sugar until the texture is really smooth. Whisk in the remaining cream.

8. Unravel the cake and use a spatula to spread the cream over the top. If you're using crushed mints, now is the time to scatter them over your cake. Then, roll it back up again!

9. Use a knife to cut a big diagonal slice from one end of your log. Place the log on a plate, and then arrange the slice on the side with the diagonal cut against the cake to create the appearance of a branch.

10. Carefully spread the icing over the log and branch, and then use a fork to create tree bark markings in the cake.. Scatter some icing sugar over your log and decorate with holly for the final finishing touch!

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