Pistachio Ice Cream Yule Log

• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 cups pistachio ice cream, softened
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, divided

1. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with parchment paper; grease the paper and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Stir in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture and beat until smooth.
3. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes.
4. Invert cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off parchment paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
5. 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. Cover and freeze for at least 1 hour.
6. In a microwave, melt four ounces of chocolate; stir until smooth. Spread over a parchment paper-lined
7. . Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
8. Break chilled chocolate into 3x1-in. pieces. Melt remaining chocolate; spread over top, sides and ends of cake. Working quickly, place chocolate pieces on cake to resemble bark. Freeze until serving. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before cutting.

eggs, sugar, water, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, confectioners, pistachio ice cream, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pistachio-ice-cream-yule-log/ (may not work)