Recipe: Yule Log (1 way)

Yule Log

6 eggs, separated 1 cup almonds, grated
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 cup toasted bread or Butter
zwieback crumbs Filling (see recipe below)
1 tsp. baking powder Chocolate wafers
1 cup grated semisweet Red cherries Holly leaves
baking chocolate Confectioners' sugar

Mix egg yolks and sugars and beat lightly. Blend in crumbs and
baking powder, then chocolate, almonds, vanilla, and allspice.
Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into egg yolk mixture. Butter a
sheet pan and line it with wax paper; butter the paper. Spread
mixture on paper, bake at 325 F. for about 45 minutes.
Cut into 3 lengthwise strips, spread the layers with filling, and
stack; or trim whole cake into a rectangle, spread filling, and roll
up while still warm, using wax paper as a guide and peeling it off
as you roll. Save enough filling for top and sides.
If you have stacked the log in layers, trim corners to give it a
rounded look before icing top and sides. Spread filling on top and
sides. Score with a fork to make a design like tree bark, making 1
or 2 knots. Crush a few chocolate wafers with a rolling pin and
sprinkle lightly all over log. Garnish with cherries and holly leaves.
Refrigerate. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Filling:
3/4 cup unsalted butter 4 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 tsp. powdered instant coffee
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream together butter and sugar and vanilla. Add egg yolks 1 at a
time and blend well, then mix in coffee.