Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

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Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 85g golden caster sugar
• 85g plain flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 300g icing sugar
• 150g butter
• A big bar of milk/dark chocolate
• Holly sprigs (optional)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/ Gas Mark 6 and line a 23 x 32cm Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.
2. In a large bowl beat together the eggs and golden caster sugar for about 8 mins until thick and creamy.
3. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the mixture and fold in very carefully.
4. Pour the mixture into the tin and spread equally.
5. Bake in the oven for 10 mins.
6. Lay a sheet of baking parchment onto a work surface and when the cake is ready tip it onto the parchment whilst still warm and peel off the other baking parchment.
7. Roll the cake up from the longest side with the parchment inside and leave to cool.
8. To make the icing, mix together the butter and icing sugar until smooth.
9. Once cool, unravel the cake and spread the icing over the top until all covered and carefully roll back up again without the parchment inside.
10. Cut a thick diagonal slice from one end of the log and arrange the slice onto the side of the log to make a branch.
11. Melt the milk/dark chocolate and pour over the log.
12. Using a fork mark the icing to give an effect of tree bark and once cooled scatter unsifted icing sugar onto it, to resemble snow.
13. Place the holly spring on.
14. Serve and have a Merry Christmas!