Decorated Yule Log
Nowadays when we hear about the yule log most people think of a deliciously rich chocolate dessert.
Decorated yule log. Start with the log itself which is a chocolate swiss roll that s unrolled but still on the parchment paper it was baked on. Treat your christmas party guests to a salted caramel yule log or bûche de noël decorated with redcurrants. It s a sheet cake rolled around a creamy filling and then decorated with brown buttercream icing.
For some and in european regions it s making a yule log cake also known as a bûche de noël in french. There are 658 yule log decorations for sale on etsy and they cost 25 61 on average. The norsemen believed that the sun was a giant wheel of fire which rolled away from the earth and then began rolling back again on the winter solstice.
Although that tradition began to fade with the arrival of central heating the name is kept alive through a special holiday cake. A yule log cake also known as a bûche de noël is a cake made based on that old tradition. Fortunately for us we won t burn it we ll eat it.
I ve tasted plenty during the holiday seasons but hadn t attempted a from scratch recipe until this year. It s basically a chocolate sponge cake roll that s filled with cream and covered with chocolate ganache and made to look like a log. Flatten the bottom of the log with a saw preferably a power saw by trimming off an inch or two so the log will sit without wobbling.
For a showstopping cake on your christmas table you can t go wrong with a lovely chocolate and cream yule log. 22 ratings 4 5 out of 5 star rating. Hold a simple ritual by having each family member write down wishes place them in the log and then burn it in your fireplace.
The original yule log was an actual tree burned on the household s hearth around the time of the winter solstice. The tradition of the yule log began in norway where a giant log was hoisted onto the hearth to celebrate the return of the sun each year. Christmas cookies for santa ornaments and decorations jingle bells and hot cocoa by the fire.
