Christmas Log

Directions

1. 1
   Crumble the Swiss roll into the bowl and add the biscuit crumbs, jam, orange juice and dried fruit and mix together with your hands.
2. 2
   Place the mixture on a board and shape into a roll about the size of the original Swiss roll, wrap in cling film and put in the fridge.
3. 3
   Using a potato peeler, scrape about 15g chocolate into shreds on to a plate.
4. 4
   Break the remaining chocolate pieces and put in a small bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until melted, or melt in the microwave.
5. 5
   Beat the butter, then beat in the coated but still melted chocolate
6. 6
   Unwrap the log, and using a knife, spread with the icing, use a fork to make it look like tree bark and dust with icing sugar to resemble snow.
7. 7
   Put on a plate and sprinkle with chocolate shreds.
8. 8
   If liked, make fondant icing mushrooms and dip the heads into cocoa powder, then colour some fondant icing green and cut out leaves.