Christmas chocolate yule log

Shopping list

• Fruit and vegetables

  • 250g/9 oz raspberries

• Cooking ingredients

  • vegetable oil, for greasing
  • 150g/5½oz golden caster sugar
  • 450g/1lb golden icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
  • 50g/1¾oz cocoa powder, sifted

• Biscuits, snacks and sweets

  • 250g/9oz high quality dark chocolate (minimum 60 per cent cocoa solids)

• Drinks

  • dash whisky liqueur (optional)

• Dairy, eggs and chilled

  • 6 large free-range eggs, separated
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 400ml/14fl oz double cream, lightly whipped

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