I made the low carb Yule Log!

[Mark Parrott]

I wasn't planning on visiting this group over Christmas, but the wife has fallen asleep so thought i'd sneak on.🙂
Anyway, after much 'do I bother or not' discussions with myself, I made this low carb Yule Log & to be perfectly honest, I'm quite proud of it.

So far today, ive had half a bottle of Bucks Fizz, breakfast was a poached egg with 2 rashers of bacon on half a toasted english muffin, a gin & tonic, a few handuls of peanuts, a whisky & ginger ale, dinner of roast beef rib, Yorkshire pud, pigs in blankets, sprouts, turnip, sweet potato, carrots, peas & 2 roast potatoes. Now on the red wine.🙂

 

[trophywench]

Well that looks exceedingly gooey.

I await the Taste Test !

 

[Mark Parrott]

I ate the leftover frosting. That was nice.

 

[Amigo]

Looks very tasty and authentic Mark. Did you post the recipe shomewhere I've missed? Did I hear the words I like even more than Yule Log - whisky and dry ginger? Yes please! 🙂

 

[weecee]

Looks good. Hope it tasted nice for you

 

[Mark Parrott]

I think I posted it in the recipe section. I haven't actually ate any of the actual log yet, but did scoff down the bits I trimmed off, & it's very nice. The original has coffee flavoured cream. I decided to do orange instead.

 

[trophywench]

We've got a non low carb one that hasn't been breached yet either!

 

[Mark Parrott]

Had a slice for pud yesterday. Lovely but very rich. I think half a slice would be enough. Really happy with the sponge made with coconut flour & nine (yes, nine!) eggs. Didn't taste eggy, think the raw cacao powder masked it.

 

[trophywench]

Good! I dunno how you managed to avoid it before LOL

 

[Mark Parrott]

Yeah, sometimes I surprise even myself!

 

[Grogg1]

Here is link to recipe thread

 

[Amigo]

Here is link to recipe thread

Where? 🙂

 

[Grogg1]

Where? 🙂

if you click on the word "here" it will take you to the thread and first post has the recipe link

http://lowcarbyum.com/low-carb-buche-de-noel-yule-log/

I've never used sweetners so not sure which is best to use or how much.

 

[Amigo]

if you click on the word "here" it will take you to the thread and first post has the recipe link

http://lowcarbyum.com/low-carb-buche-de-noel-yule-log/

I've never used sweetners so not sure which is best to use or how much.

Cheers!

 

[Mark Parrott]

I used Natvia sweetener. Its Stevia based.

 

[Grogg1]

I used Natvia sweetener. Its Stevia based.

is that more natural?

 

[Grogg1]

Had a slice for pud yesterday. Lovely but very rich. I think half a slice would be enough. Really happy with the sponge made with coconut flour & nine (yes, nine!) eggs. Didn't taste eggy, think the raw cacao powder masked it.

Can I ask is it better to use cacao powder rather than the cocoa powder in the recipe?

Also is it buywholefoodsonline.co.uk the site you buy from. I'm going to make this log!

 

[Mark Parrott]

Yes, I buy everything from there, though I tend to get Natvia from Tesco. It is a natural product (a plant based sweetener). I bought the 100% raw cacao powder. to be honest, i've no idea what the difference is between that & cocoa. Less processing probably. Good luck.🙂