Chocolate Log Cake

Two more books to add on to my collection. Out of  all the cook books I have, I am most satisfied with these two. If anyone of you would like to buy cook books, I would suggest you to get Rose Levy's book. The recipes and methods are stated so clearly, and you wouldn't go wrong if you follow them. 

These two books arrived just right before Christmas and I just have to test the recipe out. Thus I've decided to make a Chocolate Log Cake for a Christams event with my friends. My friends  requested for something that is made of chocolate with a chocolate frosting but yet less sinful and I managed to find one from the book.

I've decided to frost the cake with chocolate ganache. I halved the ganache recipe because I only wanted a thin layer of ganache since the cake is very light. So if the frosting is too heavy, the cake will fall and lose it's shape. After frosting, place the cake back into the fridge for at least 30 minutes to set the ganache and to firm up the cake before putting on the decorations.

I only spread on a thin layer of whipped cream since my friends called for a less sinful one, but if you want that looks rounder, add in more whipped cream.

There are so many other ways of filling up and frosting this cake. You can just dust some icing sugar on the top and slice them up and serve as a chocolate fruit cake roll.

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