Nutella Yule log

Pre-heat the oven to 240°C (thermostat 8)

Sift the flour and melt the butter

In a large bowl, beat the 5 eggs, ground almonds and the caster sugar together.

In another miwing bowl, whisk the 8 eggs whites, slowly adding the icing sugar a little at a time.

Add the flour and the whisked egg whites to the first mixture, a little at a time, alternating the flour and egg white mixture.

Mix the melted butter with a little dough mix, then add to the previous mixture. Mix well.

Divide into two and spread the mixture of two baking sheets lined with greadeproof paper. 

Cook at 240°C for 6-8 minutes

Remove the sponges from the hot baking sheets, taking care not to break them

Cover with cling film and place in the fridge

Take each of the sponges and place on greaseproof paper

Fill a piping bag fitted with a 3 mm nozzle with Nutella, pipe small, identically-size amounts of Nutella onto the spongesand spread.

Roll each cake and coat the surface with Nutella

Cut the 2 ends of the log to reveal the inside

Decorate the Yule log as you choose