I first posted a recipe for a chocolate yule log over a decade ago. Since then it has become an annual staple of our Christmas baking traditions. I've experimented over the years with various tweaks and permutations (one year we made little chocolate pine cones from chocolate icing studded with chocolate cereal crescents - see below).
We've all decided the best version of it is to lean in to the Black Forest theme by including a layer of morello cherries scattered over the cream (which is sweetened with their juice). This year, Frankie made it almost completely by herself - here's how...
