Ingredients:
Chocolate Cake for base of logs
- 1 and a half cups unbleached white flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- Half a cup of mixed, chopped nuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Half a cup cold water or soy milk
- Half a cup of orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
Chocolate Logs
- 1 chocolate cake (see above) prepared in a large square tin so it will not be too deep
- Vegan marzipan (sold at most supermarkets in the baking section)
- 250g block of dark vegan chocolate
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Glace cherries\fruit of your choosing and crystallised angelica for decoration or Whizzers chocolate beans or other sweets/lollies.
Directions:
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius
- Sift dry ingredients into 8″ square or 9″ round baking pan
- Mix liquids (except vinegar) and whisk into dry
- When batter is smooth, add vinegar and stir quickly, until it is evenly distributed
- Put it in the oven, don’t let it stand around (that has something to do with the vinegar)
- Bake for 25-30 minutes…or longer until done
- Allow cake to cool before preparing logs
Chocolate Logs
- Cut the cake into small rectangles ( 10 cm. X 4 cm. and 2 or 3 cm. deep)
- Cut thin pieces of marzipan and place on top of the cakes
- Pour melted chocolate over the top of each log.
- Decorate to your hearts content with the glace cherries, angelica or other sweets, and then dust with the icing sugar (snow!).