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Vegan Chocolate Log Recipe

A fluffy vegan chocolate sponge cake rolled up with swirls of vanilla cashew cream and smothered in a dark chocolate tofu ganache. The perfect Christmas show-stopping dessert.
Prep Time1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Chilling Time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: cake, chocolate, christmas
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 546kcal
Author: Reena Sharma

Ingredients

Chocolate Yule Log Cake

  • 95 ml rapeseed oil
  • 500 ml plant milk + 2 tsp lemon juice
  • Double shot espresso 60ml
  • 450 g wholewheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 80 g dutch cocoa powder
  • 135 g coconut sugar

Chocolate Frosting

  • 150 g dark chocolate chips
  • 150 g silken tofu
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Cashew Cream Filling

  • 175 g cashews soaked in boiling water for 1 hour
  • 300 ml full fat coconut milk
  • 70 ml coconut butter
  • 5 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • In a blender, add all of the ingredients for the cashew cream filling.
  • Blitz into a smooth puree and keep aside in the fridge – this can also be prepared the day before (chilling helps to keep it more stiff which is easier for spreading and when rolling).
  • For the cake, combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  • Add the wet ingredients and whisk until a smooth batter is achieved.
  • Bake in a tin lined with greaseproof paper for 20-25 minutes, remove from tin and allow to cool slightly.
  • Remove from the tin, inverting onto a sheet of greaseproof paper lightly dusted with sugar (removing the old greaseproof paper from the bottom) and allow to cool slightly.
  • Whilst still warm, roll up using the sugared greaseproof paper to help.
  • When rolled, cover with a warm teacloth and leave aside for 15-20 minutes.
  • Unroll the cake and spread the cashew cream over the surface, leaving at least 1cm gap from the edges.
  • Roll up gently into a log and wrap tightly in clingfilm.
  • Chill in the fridge for 3 hours.
  • For the frosting, melt the chocolate with the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
  • To a food processor, add the silken tofu and blitz into a smooth cream.
  • Add the melted chocolate mix to the silken tofu in the blender and continue to blitz until smooth and creamy.
  • Set aside in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
  • Remove both the cake and frosting from the fridge.
  • Unwrap the cake from the clingfilm.
  • Using a spatula, spread the chocolate frosting over the surface of the log until none of the cake can be seen underneath.
  • Using a fork, gently scrape the chocolate lengthways to resemble a tree bark texture.
  • Place back in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

Notes

  • Coconut sugar can be replaced with any type of sugar or stevia
  • Replace the rapeseed oil with any other oil, preferably a flavourless one
  • Gluten-free flour can be used instead of wholewheat
  • Coconut oil can be used instead of coconut butter – try to use refined otherwise there will be a slight coconut taste
  • Coconut milk can be replaced with oat cream
  • Strong coffee can be used instead of espresso