Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

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This is our last video for year 2010! Today we are making Bûche de Noël or Yule Log, which is a traditional European cake that is served around Christmas time. It is made of a genoise (sponge cake), filled with cream, rolled into a log shape, then covered with butter cream! I flavored the pastry cream with orange blossom water and orange zest, and made a chocolate butter cream. This cake will for sure impress your family and friends!
Happy holidays and happy new year!

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[cvgf08]

very beautiful .. I have a question since sponge cakes tend to be a bit dry some times .. so is this cake on the dry side? i have never had any in my life.. but i have made sponge cake before to make a pastel de 3 leches (3 milk cake. a traditional mexican cake which contains condense, evaporated, and whole milk) the finish product is nice and moist because of all the milks...but any way i still notice that the cake is a bit dry

[cookingwithalia]

@cvgf08

sponge cake is soft - it's not dry. You may see the top being dry because I sifted powder sugar on top so I can roll it and it does not stick. When rolling the sponge cake still hot, and keeping it covered with the towel, the steam will make it moist. Only cook it for 12 minutes and touch the top of the cake it should feel firm. However, this sponge cake is not as moist as the tres leches one, because it does not contain baking soda so it's not going to rise.

[CuteCatFaith]

This is so concise! Uprated and favorited, shared. I am American, in France. The French love these but they are nasty mass produced, and from a fine bakery, you will pay a lot! This is just superb and this is one of those rolled cake recipes which are labors of love but you don't have to be a rocket scientist, just calm, patient and prepared. Thank you so much!

[MystyXsoul]

That looks sooo good ;D

Very helpful, Thanks! 

[aml0422]

what is this music

[EasyRecipesHQ]

good vid

[rawkstarr89]

@cvgf08 A lot of times a sponge cakes will be moistened with some kind of syrup. You can flavor the syrup with rum, fruit preserves, vanilla, it's up to you. Use a pastry brush to moisten the cake! Makes the cake really tasty!

[principessababygirl]

Oh I meant Alia haha! sorry your still amazing!!

[principessababygirl]

Thalia, you are amazing! :)

[Besaha1]

I love the bump on the log, really it was a nice recipie, one that I always wanted to learn. Happy new year!!!