No Refined Sugar

Vegan Bûche De Noël

Gluten free, dairy free, sugar free
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
(1 vote)
Vegan Bûche De Noël

Vegan bûche de Noël - Traditional Yule Log Cake with a healthy twist

share Share
print
bookmark_border Copy URL
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation

Ingredients

for
1
For the cake
cup coconut sugar
3 eggs
½ cup Almond flour
¾ cup Corn starch
For the filling and coating
1 Tbsp instant Espresso powder
1 tsp boiling water
9 ozs sugar-free dairy-free chocolate (coarsely chopped)
1 ½ cups coconut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
11 pinches salt
2 ½ cups powdered xylitol (plus extra for dusting)
To decorate
sugar-free dairy-free chocolate leaves
Sugar star (if liked)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
eggsalt
Product recommendation

For powdered xylitol: place the xylitol in a food processor with 1 tablespoon of cornflour and blend to a powder

Preparation steps

1.

For the cake: heat the oven to 190°C (170° convection) 375°F (325˚F convection.

Grease a 25cm x 35cm / 10" x 14" Swiss roll tin and line the base with non-stick baking paper.

2.
Whisk the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric whisk until thick.
3.

Gently fold in the almond flour and cornstarch until blended.

4.
Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 8-12 minutes, until risen and golden.
5.
Remove from the oven and turn out on to a sheet of non-stick baking paper. Trim the sponge edges and roll up with the paper inside. Leave to cool completely.
6.
For the filling and coating: mix together the espresso powder and boilling water. Set aside.
7.
Heat the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering (not boiling) water until melted. Set aside until cooled slightly but still pourable.
8.
Beat the coconut butter until light and fluffy, then add the dissolved espresso powder and beat until incorporated.
9.
Pour in the chocolate and mix until completely incorporated. Add the vanilla and salt and mix well.
10.
Gradually beat in the powdered xylitol until creamy. continue beating until lightened in colour and fluffy.
11.
Unroll the sponge and spread with half the cocoa mixture, then roll up again.
12.
Spread the remaining cocoa mixture over the cake. Chill for about 1 hour before serving.
13.
Decorate with chocolate leaves and sugar stars (if liked) and sift powdered xylitol over the top.

Fall Favorites

Get Fit!

Simple, But Good

Weeknight Dinners