The chocolate bark is also just SO easy to make and gratifying to place. It makes the process way easier! See the recipe card below for a recommendation on which brand I use. I find the store-bought chocolate fondant is the way to go for the pinecones. Did I happen to mention this is a cake for "show-offs" so if you are going to "go for it" you might as well go BIG! They oddly do not freeze solid and the texture remains light and crispy.īut extra credit goes to those who take the time to also add the fondant pinecones and the chocolate bark. I find the best way to preserve the crispy and light texture of meringue mushrooms is to store them uncovered in the freezer. Those are classic and make it distinctly French. Well, if you ask me, at a strict minimum you must have a few meringue mushrooms to decorate your yule log. Subscribe to My YouTube Channel and Never Miss a Recipe! What are the traditional Buche de Noel Cake Decorations? I will show you how to spread the prep out across 3 days. How can that be bad, right?! Watch My Buche de Noel Video Below!
But for me, my favorite is a Chocolate Buche de Noel Cake with Hazelnut Pastry Cream. In France, you'll see Buche de Noel cakes everywhere in the month of December, in just about every flavor. She explains that the tradition began as a way to signify that even the poorest of citizens of France should have a log in their fire at Christmastime. The literal translation in French is "Christmas Log", but the sentimental significance of this cake, as told by my French sister-in-law is even more charming. They are made from rolling a sponge cake, filled with pastry cream, and then decorated with meringue mushrooms.It's essentially what we would call in the States, a yule log cake.
A Buche de Noel is a French Christmas cake formed in the shape of a log.You can even use the Buche de Noel decorations on the Christmas Cake too! Loving the look of this cake, but don't have 3 days to spend? Not to worry try my Chocolate Christmas Cake instead! Equally delicious and a lot easier to whip up last minute.
Learn how to make this show-stopper across 3 days to help manage the prep! It's made from a rich cholate sponge cake, filled with a light and fluffy chocolate hazelnut pastry cream, and decorated with the most charming homemade forest-themed confections. This Buche de Noel Recipe is a beautiful holiday recipe.
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