Christmas Recipes
White Chocolate Birch Log Cake
White Chocolate Birch Log Cake is a delightful rendition of the famous Yule log.
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup C&H® Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Filling
- 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons C&H® Powdered Sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, unsweetened
Frosting
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup Half-and-Half
- 2 cups C&H® Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan. Line pan with waxed paper. Generously grease and flour* waxed paper; set aside.
Cake
- Beat egg yolks, salt and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar and beat until thick and pale yellow.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in separate bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Fold egg whites into yolks. Sprinkle flour over top of egg mixture, folding gently until well blended. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched near center.
Filling
- Sprinkle clean dish towel with additional confectioners' or powdered sugar. Invert cake onto towel. Remove waxed paper; trim uneven edges.
- Starting at narrow end, roll cake in towel. Place on cooling rack, seam side down. Cool.
- Whip cream until soft peaks form.
- Add vanilla extract, sugar and cocoa. Beat until stiff.
- Unroll cooled cake. Spread Filling evenly on cake. Roll up. Cover and refrigerate until ready to frost.
Frosting
- Combine white chocolate chips, butter and Half-and-Half in small saucepan. Heat over low heat until chips melt, stirring constantly. Cool completely.
- Refrigerate until slightly thick.
- Add sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy and of good spreading consistency. If too thick, add 1 to 2 teaspoons half-and-half until desired consistency. Frost cake.
- Garnish with thin lines of melted chocolate chips drizzled across frosted cake roll.
Notes
* For best results, use our Pan Release!
Melted white chocolate chip mixture can be cooled quickly by setting pan over bowl of ice water and stirring until cool and thick. - Do not let water get into mixture.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
C&H Sugar, Inc.