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Chocolate Peppermint Log
What a great make-ahead treat! This cake log is perfect for the holidays because you can make it when you have time, store it in the freezer and scratch dessert off of your to-do list. —Brenda Sinclair, Princeton, Missouri
Reviews
Cake was wonderful, no cracks. I took care not to overbeat the whites or overbake. The filling is delightful. I froze it to serve later. Thaw, glaze, decorate- husband was thrilled!
Mine turned out amazing! I followed the recipe exactly in regards to the cake except I used sifted crushed peppermint in the middle & used the chunkier pieces on top of ganache. Huge hit, the whole family loved it! It was my first log cake & didn’t break at all ??
At what point can you freeze it? Just do the cake ahead of time or can you complete it and then freeze it?
I have baked all my life so, I understand instructions and how to carry them out. I'm not a newbie. But I was SO disappointed in how this cake looked at the finish. My filling is the BOMB, but I substituted Ghiradelli peppermint bark instead of using plain peppermint candies because I don't know a lot of people who like those cheap peppermints. I also wasn't super happy with the ganache. But the main complaint is that it cracked. I cooled it, I measured exactly, followed everything and it cracked. Now ganache does cover some cracks but after all the work I point into this, to have it crack was utterly devastating. I'll let you know what my family thinks after we cut it tomorrow but I would recommend using peppermint bark or Hershey's candy cane white chocolate candy bar rather than just plain peppermints.