Posted by SailorGirlfriend.com on Sunday, December 8, 2019 Under: DIY
This blog post is a year overdue! I created a Yule log or what I refer to as a "log cake" last year. I took plenty of pictures and video clips and didn't post any of it until now! The holiday season for me last year was so busy! Tis' the season!
Here's a log cake that I made that is perfect for fall and holiday parties.
This year, I'm able to catch my breath a bit. The video on how to make a log cake is below (scroll down just a bit). Basic things that I used were: spice cake mix, vanilla frosting, chocolate icing and jelly roll pan (also other baking supplies like mixer, bowl, kitchen towel, etc.). I made the vanilla frosting (for inside of roll) and chocolate icing (for outside of roll) from scratch but I used a box of spice cake mix to make my life easier. It turned out really good. I loved it so much, I didn't want to cut into it. I really think I could have used frosting and icing from the supermarket that come in containers already made if I didn't have the time. I feel like this is a great decorative piece for any fall holiday table as well.
Here's the quick 1 minute video on how I made this log cake or jelly roll cake! It was so fun to make!
I also added a couple of leaf shaped cookies before I took the log cake to my friend's party. I didn't want to add them right away so the cookies would look fresh. As a bonus, I really could have surrounded the platter with these leaf shaped maple cookies to make it even more festive! Suggested baking supplies:
Born and raised in SoCal, the publisher is a wife of a Navy veteran and has a passion for sharing knowledge and ideas to help other girlfriends, fiances and wives.
She started this blog when she was still just a girlfriend of her sweet sailor. After dating for 1 year and 4 months, the sailor proposed to her and they got married 7 months later. He got out of the military 3 months after they wed when his contract ended. Her husband served in the military for 10 years.