Decorated Yule Log Cake

Let me show you how to make a lovely from scratch yule log also known as a bûche de noël in french.

Decorated yule log cake. Made of sponge cake to resemble a miniature actual yule log it is a form of sweet roulade. It originated in france and is now popular in many european countries and other parts of the world. A yule log or french bûche de noël is a traditional dessert served at christmas and may appear to come straight out of the forest.

A yule log cake also known as a bûche de noël is a cake made based on that old tradition. 9 yellow sponge cake rolled with hazelnut buttercream and frosted in chocolate fudge. Serve this holiday worthy dessert as a spectacular end to your christmas day celebrations.

The original yule log was an actual tree burned on the household s hearth around the time of the winter solstice. A yule log or bûche de noël is a traditional dessert served near christmas especially in belgium france lebanon quebec and several former french colonies. I put my own spin on this traditional recipe by filling it with cream cheese and decorating it with sugared cranberries and rosemary stems.

Begin by glazing the cakes with a chocolate glasage. Fortunately for us we won t burn it we ll eat it. The spruce elaine lemm.

Not gonna lie a homemade buche de noel is a labor of love. Using a fork gently fluff up the ganache to create a bark like effect. Although that tradition began to fade with the arrival of central heating the name is kept alive through a special holiday cake.

The traditional yule log is a chocolate cake roll filled with cream and covered in chocolate. If the chocolate has become too soft then pop the cake into the fridge for 10 minutes to harden it up again. Yule log cakes bûche de noël cake are a beautiful sought after dessert during christmas.