This festive Buche de Noel is decorated to resemble the giant yule logs in traditional French Christmas Eve bonfires. In Louisiana the bonfire tradition continues, as a way to guide Papa Noël (Santa) on his sleigh.
The measurement for the diagonal cut does not seem to be right.
I think I spread the filling unevenly. Any tips for getting an even thickness of filling? Any special tools?
For quick and easy, but pretty, decoration I put sprigs of rosemary and a few cranberries around the log, then topped everything with a sprinkle of "snow white non-melting sugar" to look like snow.
It was fun to make and it was a gift for a friends birthday that is close to Christmas.
Oh my, thanks Cristina. Yes, we would agree that 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch cut would not make a great length for the tree stem! The recipe has been updated. As for getting a nice even layer of thickness on the filling; a long knife passed over the top of the filling could do the trick.
Thanks for the great compliment as well and happy baking!
Would love to see the pecan halves made into a pinecone!
I am going to try this recipe, but I have been using recipes by weight (grams) for years and I think it is a lot easier, and more accurate especially with flour and for baking.
You might need a print option for the recipe.
Hi Cristina, Unfortunately the print function in the site was not functioning properly and had to be removed. If you select the three vertical dots menu in the top right side of your browser window there should be print function there. Hope this helps. Happy baking!
I have made Yule Log cakes for years and my family and friends love them. I use the tines on a table fork to make the tree bark effect. I then use pecan halves to make a pinecone and then pluck a small limb from my pine tree and trim it down and place it at the top of the pinecone. I use cream cheese frosting so the cone and branch shows up beautifully.
Hi Becca, It sounds like a beautiful cake! Thanks for sharing your process. Happy baking!
Recipe is very confusing. Where is the recipe for the ganache?
Oops! Thanks for the great catch...someone ate that ganache before it made it to the cake! Check the recipe again. The ingredients are there now. Happy Baking! https://swansdown.com/recipes/yule-log-buche-de-noel/
You should show pictures of yule log assembly. It's confusing & that would help tremendously.
Thank you. PJ
Thanks PJ, We will certainly pass on this request. Happy baking!
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The measurement for the diagonal cut does not seem to be right.
I think I spread the filling unevenly. Any tips for getting an even thickness of filling? Any special tools?
For quick and easy, but pretty, decoration I put sprigs of rosemary and a few cranberries around the log, then topped everything with a sprinkle of "snow white non-melting sugar" to look like snow.
It was fun to make and it was a gift for a friends birthday that is close to Christmas.
Oh my, thanks Cristina. Yes, we would agree that 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch cut would not make a great length for the tree stem! The recipe has been updated. As for getting a nice even layer of thickness on the filling; a long knife passed over the top of the filling could do the trick.
Thanks for the great compliment as well and happy baking!
Would love to see the pecan halves made into a pinecone!
I am going to try this recipe, but I have been using recipes by weight (grams) for years and I think it is a lot easier, and more accurate especially with flour and for baking.
You might need a print option for the recipe.
Hi Cristina, Unfortunately the print function in the site was not functioning properly and had to be removed. If you select the three vertical dots menu in the top right side of your browser window there should be print function there. Hope this helps. Happy baking!
I have made Yule Log cakes for years and my family and friends love them. I use the tines on a table fork to make the tree bark effect. I then use pecan halves to make a pinecone and then pluck a small limb from my pine tree and trim it down and place it at the top of the pinecone. I use cream cheese frosting so the cone and branch shows up beautifully.
Hi Becca, It sounds like a beautiful cake! Thanks for sharing your process. Happy baking!
Recipe is very confusing. Where is the recipe for the ganache?
Oops! Thanks for the great catch...someone ate that ganache before it made it to the cake! Check the recipe again. The ingredients are there now. Happy Baking!
https://swansdown.com/recipes/yule-log-buche-de-noel/
You should show pictures of yule log assembly. It's confusing & that would help tremendously.
Thank you. PJ
Thanks PJ, We will certainly pass on this request. Happy baking!