Super-Quick Mocha Yule Log

Serves: 6

Madilyn Boehm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

49

Sweetness

51

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Powdered Sugar (plus additional for garnish)

2 tsps

Instant Espresso Powder

2 cups

Heavy Whipping Cream (chilled)

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

Directions:

1

Sift 1/2 cup powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and espresso powder into small bowl

2

Using electric mixer, beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until soft peaks form

3

Add cocoa mixture and beat until stiff peaks form

4

Spread 1 side of 1 chocolate wafer with 1 rounded teaspoonful mocha cream; top with another wafer

5

Continue layering wafers and mocha cream for stack of 5 cookies

6

Place stack on its side on long platter

7

Repeat making stacks with remaining wafers and some of mocha cream; form log on platter by attaching stacks with mocha cream

8

Using offset spatula or rubber spatula, spread remaining mocha cream over outside of log to coat

9

Cover; chill at least 2 hours

10

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

11

Keep chilled

12

Place platter with yule log on work surface

13

Using fork, gently pull tines of fork along length of frosting on log to create design resembling tree bark

14

Sift powdered sugar over log to resemble snow

15

Arrange meringue cookies or Meringue Mushrooms along sides of log

16

Cut log on diagonal into thick slices

17

Serve immediately

18

Sift 1/2 cup powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and espresso powder into small bowl

19

Using electric mixer, beat cream and vanilla in large bowl until soft peaks form

20

Add cocoa mixture and beat until stiff peaks form

21

Spread 1 side of 1 chocolate wafer with 1 rounded teaspoonful mocha cream; top with another wafer

22

Continue layering wafers and mocha cream for stack of 5 cookies

23

Place stack on its side on long platter

24

Repeat making stacks with remaining wafers and some of mocha cream; form log on platter by attaching stacks with mocha cream

25

Using offset spatula or rubber spatula, spread remaining mocha cream over outside of log to coat

26

Cover; chill at least 2 hours

27

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

28

Keep chilled

29

Place platter with yule log on work surface

30

Using fork, gently pull tines of fork along length of frosting on log to create design resembling tree bark

31

Sift powdered sugar over log to resemble snow

32

Arrange meringue cookies or Meringue Mushrooms along sides of log

33

Cut log on diagonal into thick slices

34

Serve immediately