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Chocolate Cherry Lincoln Log

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar
1 quart cherry ice cream, softened
FROSTING:
1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

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1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons milk


Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper;
grease the paper and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs for
3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture
becomes thick and lemon-colored. Stir in water and vanilla. Combine
the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; fold into egg mixture
(batter will be thin). Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake at
375° for 10-13 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly
touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with
confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in

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Chocolate Cherry Lincoln Log

the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool
completely on a wire rack. For frosting, in a microwave-safe bowl,
melt chocolate and butter. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat
until smooth. Unroll cake; spread ice cream evenly over cake to
within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Place seam side down on a
serving platter. Spread with frosting. Cover and freeze overnight.


Yield: 14 servings.

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