Christmas Log Cake ◆ 1920s Recipe

Описание: ★ About this recipe: Picture it: Christmas 1928*. Artificial Christmas trees were only just becoming popular, as were the new colourful electric fairy lights (for those with access to electricity), ornate paper decorations were used to brighten up homes and children would gather together knocking on doors carol singing for a few coins each or a steaming mince pie. And when they got home from caroling on a frosty Christmas Eve, they might’ve had one of THESE bad boys waiting for them!

This Christmas Log recipe, found in our copy of the BestWay Cookery Gift Book (pub. 1928), might look a little different to the Christmas Logs we’re used to today but trust us, it works. A light apricot jam-filled Swiss Roll coated with dark chocolate buttercream icing and decorated with ‘mistletoe’ of candied angelica and blanched almonds, and we don't know about you, but there's something about the way this thing looks. The colours, the decoration... we're definitely getting a '20's Art Deco vibe from this cake.

When you cut into it the slice might appear a little flat, but come on - once you've had a mouthful, who’s complaining? Though with that said, Miss. HD's definitely going to practice her Swiss Roll-ing skills! Onwards & upwards, lol 😉
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★ Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 113g sugar
• 113g plain flour
• Some apricot jam (we used 3 heaped tbsp.)
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. water
• 226g icing sugar
• 113g butter
• 113g plain (dark) chocolate
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 6 blanched almonds
• 3 inch-long strips of candied angelica (or citrus peel)

★ Full instructions: https://www.handeddown.co.uk/post/chr...
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★ Book Details: The BestWay Cookery Gift Book (Third Book) (1928)
By: Best Way
Publisher: Offices of The 'Best Way' Series (Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London, E.C.4, England, U.K.)
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♪ Music: Heavenly by Aakash Gandhi
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