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Bûche de Noël (Yule log)
Tins, packets and jars
60g/2¼oz
plain flour
Cooking ingredients
60g/2¼oz
caster sugar
70g/2¾oz
caster sugar
200g/7oz candied
chestnuts
, half reserved whole, the remainder roughly chopped
40g/1¼oz
caster sugar
Biscuits, snacks and sweets
80g/2¾oz plain
chocolate
, minimum 70 per cent cocoa solids, chopped, plus extra grated
chocolate
, to decorate
Dairy, eggs and chilled
4 free-range
eggs
, separated
15g/½oz unsalted
butter
, melted
3 free-range
egg yolks
240g/8¾oz unsalted
butter
, softened to room temperature
2 tbsp
milk
90ml/3fl oz
whipping cream
Other
30ml/1¼fl oz dark
rum
25ml/1fl oz dark
rum
cocoa powder, to decorate
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