Festive Yule Log "Cake

Festive Yule Log
This recipe makes 14 servings with 295 calories, 3g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vanilla wafers, raspberries, philadelphia cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 12 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

1
Pipe small amount of semi-sweet chocolate into spiral design on wafers; refrigerate until ready to use. Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl with mixer until well blended.
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Add remaining melted chocolate; mix well. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
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Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP.
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4
Spread 1 rounded Tbsp. pudding mixture onto 1 graham square; cover with second graham square.
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Spread top with 1 rounded Tbsp. pudding mixture. Repeat with remaining graham squares and pudding mixture to form 12-inch loaf. Stand on edge on platter; frost with cream cheese mixture to resemble log.
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Run tines of fork over dessert to resemble tree bark. Refrigerate overnight. Meanwhile, make curls from white chocolate (see Tip); refrigerate until ready to use. Decorate with wafers, chocolate curls and raspberries.
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Cut into diagonal slices to serve.
DifficultyExpert
Ready In12 hrs, 30 m.
Servings14
Health Score1
Dish TypesSide Dish
OccasionsChristmas
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