Ferrero Rocher Black Forest Yule Log

Instructions

Chocolate yule log

1. Preheat the oven to 160c fan.
2. Separate the eggs.
3. Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they start to thicken, add half the caster sugar. Keep whisking until you have peaks. Set aside.
4. Whisk the egg yolks and remaining caster sugar on a separate bowl. Add the vanilla extract. Then swap to a spatula, sift the cocoa into the egg yolks, then fold using the spatula until combined.
5. Add a dollar of the egg whites into the egg yolk, fold into the mixture. Repeat until all the egg whites are corporated.
6. Place a large rectangle piece of baking paper on top of a greased Swiss roll tin.
7. Pour the mixture onto the baking paper, carefully spread the mixture evenly. Do not knock out the air in the cake mixture.
8. Bake for 20 minutes at 160c fan.
9. After 5 minutes, remove from yule log from the tin, place a clean kitchen towel on your counter, dust with icing sugar.
10. Turn the yule log onto the kitchen towel.
11. Roll the yule log using the kitchen towel. let it sit rolled up in the kitchen towel until you are ready to assemble.

Ferrero Rocher ganache

1. Whilst the yule log is baking, make the Ferrero Rocher ganache.
2. Chop the hazelnuts/peanuts into small pieces, set aside.
3. Chop the chocolate into small pieces, place them in a bowl.
4. Heat the cream in the microwave for 40 seconds. It should be hot but too hot.
5. Pour the cream on top of the chocolate, let it sit got 1 minute until eh chocolate melted.
6. Mix to combine, then add the golden syrup.
7. If the chocolate has not complexly melted, heat the int he microwave 10 seconds at a time.
8. Stir in the chopped hazelnuts/peanuts
9. Set aside to cook and become a spreadable consistency.

Whipped cream

1. When the yule log has cooled completely and the Ferrero rocher ganache is the right consistency make the whipped cream.
2. Add all the ingredients in a bowl, whisk using an electric beater until stiff peaks have formed. do not over mix.

Assemble

1. Un roll the yule log, spread cream on top, then half of the cherry pie filling.
2. Roll up the yule log as high as you can.
3. Spread the Ferrero Rocher ganache on top, then decorate with fresh cherries and rosemary.