Decorated Yule Log Cake

A yule log cake also known as a bûche de noël is a cake made based on that old tradition.

Decorated yule log cake. Although that tradition began to fade with the arrival of central heating the name is kept alive through a special holiday cake. It s often decorated to look like an actual log with bark and surrounded with marzipan mushrooms. 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. The spruce elaine lemm. If the chocolate has become too soft then pop the cake into the fridge for 10 minutes to harden it up again.

This traditional christmas cake is decorated to resemble a log. I put my own spin on this traditional recipe by filling it with cream cheese and decorating it with sugared cranberries and rosemary stems. 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.

It s a sheet cake rolled around a creamy filling and then decorated with brown buttercream icing. My recipe starts with a cocoa flavored sponge cake that we ll fill with cocoa hazelnut whipped cream. It originated in france and is now popular in many european countries and other parts of the world.

Made of sponge cake to resemble a miniature actual yule log it is a form of sweet roulade. This glaze is made with sugar coco powder chocolate and cold syrup. Yule log cakes bûche de noël cake are a beautiful sought after dessert during christmas.

Make the glazing thin for maximum coverage. Pour the glazing all over the cake and shake to make sure that it is spread evenly. The traditional yule log is a chocolate cake roll filled with cream and covered in chocolate.