Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel is the French name for a Christmas cake shaped like a log. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream and decorated with confectioners' sugar to resemble snow on a yule log. It doesn't just look beautiful — it tastes wonderful, too!


Recipes · Desserts · Cakes · Cake Roll Recipes


Prep Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
Additional Time: 30 mins
Servings: 12
Yield: 1 buche de noel

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 2 cups heavy cream

  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar

  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 6 egg yolks

  • ½ cup white sugar

  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

  • 6 egg whites

  • ¼ cup white sugar

  • confectioners' sugar for dusting


Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whip cream, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until thick and stiff. Refrigerate.

Tips

The magazine version of this recipe uses 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in the filling.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
276 Calories
18g Fat
28g Carbs
5g Protein


Prev   Next