Yule log is a traditional cake made during christmas season. The cake represents the yule log that families would burn starting on Christmas Eve. It is a swiss roll shaped like a log cake.
Yule Log Cake Recipe - Buche de Noel Recipe
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What is an Yule Log?
A "Yule log" (or bûche de Noël) is a traditional dessert served near Christmas, especially in Belgium, France, Lebanon, Quebec and several former French colonies. Made of sponge cake to resemble a miniature actual Yule log, it is a form of sweet roulade.
Yule log represents "the yule log that families would burn starting on Christmas Eve.
How to Make Yule Log Cake
- Start by preheating oven to 220 degree C / 425 degree F. Line a sheet pan or a jelly roll pan or any long tray with parchment paper and grease it well. The parchment paper should come over the sides of the tray.
- Take flour, cocoa powder,salt and baking powder in a sieve and sift well. Set aside.
- Separate egg white and egg yolks.
- Take egg whites in a clean dry bowl and use a electric beater to whip this till it is frothy and forms soft peaks.
- Take egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and whisk till it gets pale yellow and light.
- Add in the sifter flour mix into the egg yolk and mix well.
- Add in egg white little at a time and fold gently.
- Spoon this into the prepared pan and bake for 6 to 8 mins.
- Remove it from oven and cool for 2 mins.
- Now take a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle some powdered sugar on top. Invert the swiss roll over the sugar and peel off the parchment paper. Now roll the cake with the parchment paper tightly and carefully and set aside to cool completely.
- Spread frosting and Decorate.
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Yule Log Cake
Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - ⅓ cup 40 grams
- Cocoa Powder - ¼ cup 25 grams
- Cornflour / Cornstarch - 1 tsp
- Eggs - 4
- Sugar - ½ cup 100 grams
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt - ⅛ tsp
- Double Chocolate Buttercream
- Powdered Sugar / Icing Sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Start by preheating oven to 220 degree C / 425 degree F. Line a sheet pan or a jelly roll pan or any long tray with parchment paper and grease it well. The parchment paper should come over the sides of the tray.
- Take flour, cocoa powder,salt and baking powder in a sieve and sift well. Set aside.
- Now separate egg white and egg yolks.
- Take egg whites in a clean dry bowl and use a electric beater to whip this till it is frothy and forms soft peaks.
- Now take egg yolk and sugar in a bowl and whisk till it gets pale yellow and light.
- Now add in the sifter flour mix into the egg yolk and mix well.
- Now add in egg white little at a time and fold gently.
- Spoon this into the prepared pan and bake for 6 to 8 mins.
- Remove it from oven and cool for 2 mins.
- Now take a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle some powdered sugar on top. Invert the swiss roll over the sugar and peel off the parchment paper. Now roll the cake with the parchment papertightly and carefully and set aside to cool completely.
- Once the cake is cooled, spread with any frosting as you like, i used my chocolate buttercream.
- Roll the cake carefully. Put it in fridge for 30 mins.
- Now slice the cake at both ends at an angle. Now spread some frosting on the side and stick the sliced cake in there.
- Now spread remaining frosting all over the cake and use a fork to mark impressions.
- Now sprinkle the top with powdered sugar and serve
Yule Log Step by Step Pictures
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| First bake a swiss roll cake, Recipe here |
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| spread a sheet of parchment paper, sprinkle with powdered sugar |
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| remove the cake |
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| place it over the sheet |
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| peel off the parchment paper |
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| now roll it carefully |
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| like this |
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| set aside to cool completely |
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| now unwrap it |
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| I made a batch of my double chocolate buttercream..RECIPE HERE |
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| spread any frosting or whipped cream over it.. |
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| I used my double chocolate buttercream |
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| roll carefully
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| now slice both ends at a angle |
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| spread frosting in this part |
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| stick the sliced piece |
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| now frost the entire cake |
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| the frosting doesn't have to be smooth |
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| use a fork to make impression |
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| like this |
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| done |
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| decorate as you wish and serve |
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