Description
A festive Gingerbread Yule Log Cake featuring a soft, spiced sponge rolled with creamy mascarpone filling and covered in silky brown sugar frosting the perfect showstopper for your holiday table.
Ingredients
**For the Cake:**
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
**For the Filling:**
1 cup mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
**For the Frosting:**
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk or cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Powdered sugar and sugared cranberries, for garnish
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and lightly grease.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, molasses, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until thick and pale.
3. Add melted butter and mix until smooth.
4. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
5. Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
6. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until springy to the touch.
7. While warm, invert cake onto a clean kitchen towel dusted with powdered sugar.
8. Peel off parchment and gently roll cake (with towel) from short end to cool completely.
9. For the filling, beat mascarpone, cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and thick.
10. Unroll cooled cake, spread filling evenly, and re-roll gently without towel.
11. For frosting, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy, then add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
12. Spread frosting over the rolled cake, creating bark-like texture with a fork.
13. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with sugared cranberries for a snowy finish.
Notes
Refrigerate at least 1 hour before slicing for the best texture.
Can be made up to a day ahead — keep chilled and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Add a splash of rum or brandy to the filling for a grown-up holiday twist.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Rolled Cake
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 155mg
Keywords: gingerbread yule log, buche de noel, holiday dessert, Christmas cake, mascarpone filling