Impressive recipes for Christmas logs

Impressive recipes for Christmas logs

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesImpressive recipes for Christmas logs

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Paul Hollywood's Festive Yule Log – Perfect for a Party! | This Morning

Bûche de Noël or Yule log is the most traditional Christmas cake in France. It is a light jelly-roll style cake that is filled with a decadent chocolate cream filling and rolled into the shape of a tree trunk for an impressive holiday dessert. Yule logs are often coated with chocolate ganache to create the appearance of tree bark and dusted with powdered sugar to resemble freshly fallen snow. Find plenty of inspiration in this delicious collection of Bûche de Noël cake recipes that not only look beautiful but taste delicious too!

This detailed step-by-step recipe shows you how to make a classic French Bûche de Noël for a spectacular festive cake. Decorate the log with edible holly leaves berries and meringue mushrooms. "All I can say is WOW!" says home cook DLA IN BETHANY. "I made this for our Christmas dinner and it was amazing! Chocolatey and creamy — so decadent!"

Chef John’s chocolate Yule log is a must-try for the holidays! You can drizzle the baked cake with a dash of rum or kirsch if you’re serving adults. Score lines in the ganache with the tip of a knife to create the appearance of tree bark and garnish with meringue mushrooms and fresh rosemary sprigs to resemble tree branches.