There are just about a million ways to make the traditional log-shaped Christmas cake, a Bûche de Nöel, but they all have three main components: cake, filling, and frosting. (They actually have four ...

Bûche de Noël is the French term for Yule log cake, that traditional Christmas dessert shaped like a tree trunk. Why is it shaped like a tree trunk? The story goes back to Medieval times, when ...

Shame on you, Julia Child. Ready to venture into foreign territory -- baking from scratch -- I choose as my challenge that most French of holiday cakes, the Bûche de Noël. The Yule Log, with its ...

The Bûche de Noël, or Yule log cake, is a traditional French dessert served during Christmas that dates back to the 19th century. The cake is meant to resemble the large yule log that families would ...

Dominique Ansel is a James Beard Award-winning pastry chef and owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery and Workshop in NYC. He has shaken up the pastry world with his creativity and innovation, with iconic ...

For Paul and Marcia Masse, Christmas began in July. That's when their busy Berkeley bakery, Masse's, received its first call about a buche de Noel. Never mind that Christmas was still months away, or ...

1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C/gas mark 4). Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the half sheet pan. Line the bottom with parchment and lightly ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. When I was a student in culinary school, I became obsessed with the buche de noel -- also known as the Yule log cake. I started by making one for the members of my team for ...

Pastry fiends know that with the arrival of Christmas so comes the arrival of Buche de Noel season, where all the French-inspired bakeries create luscious whipped cakes filled with flavored creams.

It's a traditional French Christmas cake that has been loved for generations. Today Cooking Instructor, Katie Cook, showed us how to make a Buche de Noel, or yule log cake. For more information about ...

Chef Caitlin Dysart of 2941 Restaurant shares her recipe for Bûche de Noël. Stir the egg yolks into the meringue. Lastly, fold in the cocoa powder. Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking sheet ...

A traditional french dessert served during the holidays, Gothamist gets excited about these each year. They come in every kind of flavor combination: chocolate/coffee, chocolate/caramel, lemon, ...