Chocolate Log Cake

• For the Sponge
• 4 eggs
• 120 g caster sugar
• 120 g plain flour (sifted with cocoa powder)
• 15 g cocoa powder
• For the Ganache
• 500 g dark chocolate
• 500 g whipping cream
• 100 g unsalted butter

1. Chocolate Sponge:
2. Whisk eggs with sugar, at high speed, until the eggs have tripled in size and becames thick and airy.
3. Fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
4. Spread on a baking tray, with parchment paper.
5. Bake in oven 200C for about 5 minutes.
6. Ganache:.
7. Boil the cream in saucepan. Pour the cream unto the chopped cooking chocolate, and stir slowly, until all the chocolate has melted and smooth.
8. Cool in refrigerator.
9. With a knife, trim the sides of the sponge to shape a rectangle or square. Sprinkle the sponge cake with some thin sugared syrup to keep the cake moist. Spread a thin layer of ganache of the sponge, leaving half an inch on the wide side to roll the cake.
10. Roll tightly using a parchment paper to aid you. Cover the log with ganache, and top with chocolate dipped cherries.

eggs, caster sugar, flour, cocoa powder, ganache, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-log-cake-349949 (may not work)