Mini Yule Logs
From Sainsbury'sDelicious miniature Yule logs, fruity and chocolatey!
Serves: Makes 24
Preparation time: 50 Minutes
Cooking time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients
175g butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 tablespoon milk
150g pack Deluxe milk or plain chocolate, melted
250g digestive biscuits, crushed
50g Californian seedless raisins, halved
50g glacé cherries, diced
40g hazelnuts, roughly chopped
125g icing sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted
2 teaspoons hot water
icing sugar to dust
small hand shaped holly leaves and berries to decorate (or use a small holly shaped cutter) made from coloured fondant icing
Method
Place 125g butter, golden syrup and milk in a large mixing bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until the butter has melted.
Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the melted chocolate and crushed biscuits mixing well. Stir in the raisins, cherries and nuts and mix well to combine.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator until the mixture is firm.
Shape 1 tablespoon of the mixture into small log shapes. With some of the shapes add on a small round of mixture to the side, to form a branch effect. Repeat this process until all the mixture has been used.
Cover and chill while the buttercream is made.
To make the buttercream beat 50g butter until it is soft and smooth. Gradually beat in the icing sugar with the cocoa powder and water. Mix until creamy and light in texture.
Spread the buttercream evenly over the mini yule logs to completely cover, shape and mark lines with a fork.
Place on the fondant icing, holly leaves and berries, dust lightly with icing sugar and serve.
