Chocolate and Izarra Ice cream Christmas Log

Chocolate and Izarra Ice cream Christmas Log
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 2 h 30
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Chocolate and Izarra Ice cream Christmas Log :

  • Genoise:
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 yolks
  • 150 g sugar
  • 60 g butter
  • 120 g flour
  • Syrup:
  • 100 g water
  • 30 g sugar
  • 1 tablespoon rum
  • Chocolate cream:
  • 200 g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 200 g butter
  • 50 g water
  • 120 g dark chocolate
  • 40 g milk
  • Izarra Ice cream:
  • 1/2 litre milk
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 150 g sugar
  • 15 g pistachio paste
  • 20 g green izarra (basque liquor)

Technical stages for Chocolate and Izarra Ice cream Christmas Log :

  • Genoise: Beat the egg yolks au ruban along with whole eggs and sugar.
  • Add the melted butter and sieved flour.
  • Garnish on a pastry sheet that is lined with buttered parchement paper.
  • Bake in hot oven 180°C for 6 minutes.
  • When finished, flip the sheet on a clean cloth and remove the parchment paper. Leave to cool.
  • Chocolate Cream: Melt the dark chocolate along with milk in a bain-marie or microwave.
  • Cook the sugar with water up to 121°C.
  • Meanwhile, break the whole eggs in a bowl.
  • When the sugar is ready, pour it on the eggs that have been beaten by whisking on low speed with an electric beater.
  • Increase to highest speed and whisk until complete cool. This process takes about 15 minutes.
  • When the preparation is cold, add the softened butter and at last the milk+melted chocolate mixture. Set aside.
  • Syrup: Make a syrup from sugar and water. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat when the sugar is completely dissolved. Leave to cool and add the rum.
  • Assembling of the log: To do this, use a log mold. Line the bottom of the mold with a layer of genoise.
  • Soak the genoise with the syrup.
  • Spread a part of the chocolate cream.
  • Add another layer of genoise that is soaked with syrup and finish with the cream. Smooth the edges.
  • Place a last layer of soaked genoise.
  • Leave to harden in the fridge for one hour.
  • Remove from the mold.
  • Mask the surface of the log with the rest of chocolate cream.
  • Decorate using Christmas figurines. Reserve in the fridge.
  • Izarra Ice cream: Make a crème anglaise with the ingredients listed above.
  • At the end, add the pistachio paste and green Izarra.
  • Thicken the mixture to obtain the ice cream that you will serve drizzled with pure green Izarra with the chocolate log.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Log mold Ø 8 cm x 50 cmLog mold Ø 8 cm x 50 cm   Special offer   20.50 Euro 16.40 Euro
Metal spatula - 25 cmMetal spatula - 25 cm 11.70 Euro