Michelle Darmody: How to bake Yule log for Christmas

Eating the trimmings off the sponge has always been one of my favourite parts of baking

Be careful not to overbake the sponge or it will crack when it is being rolled up

Two memories stand out for me in the run up to Christmas as a child. One is making little sweets and boxing them up as presents for friends and teachers. The other is helping to decorate the Christmas chocolate log.

We had a tiny plastic robin that was stored away with the Christmas tree decorations each year, wrapped in a piece of kitchen towel.