Coolest Buche De Noel Christmas Cake Ideas

Coolest Buche De Noel Christmas Cake Ideas

My husband lived in France for two years and I thought it would be fun to try making this traditional Christmas cake. It is basically like making a jellyroll. I made a spongy chocolate cake with an almond mousse filling. I cut one end at an angle and put it on top to look like … Read more

Coolest Homemade Buche De Noel Christmas Cake Ideas and Photos 1

This was my first attempt at a Yule log and I combined several different recipes and Christmas cake ideas. I used a chocolate roll cake with whipped cream filling and cut one end at an angle to make the branch. I frosted with a butter cream chocolate frosting. I made meringue mushrooms and then harvested … Read more

Coolest Homemade Buche De Noel Christmas Cake Ideas and Photos 2

My annual Christmas treat, is the French Yule log cake called Buche De Noel”. I make a different version of this every Christmas. Chocolate hazelnut ganache filling – frosted with milk chocolate ganache. Surrounded by meringue mushrooms – some against a chocolate ‘piece of bark’. Tinted cream cheese frosting holly and leaves (done with a … Read more